All Your Base Are Clogged With Cubs: Cubs 7, Reds 2
by Al on Apr 22, 2009 7:24 AM CDT
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One of the things that used to drive us most crazy about Dusty Baker's tenure as Cubs manager was his attitude toward the "innocent" (as he once put it during an ESPN broadcast he was commenting on) base on balls.
While he'd have his hitters hacking away, he'd also have his pitchers nibble around the corners of the plate. The results were, I suppose, predictable: by 2006, Cubs hitters drew only 395 walks, more than 60 fewer than the next lowest total, while Cubs pitchers issued 687 free passes, by far the most in the National League. This was a big reason the 2006 Cubs scored so few runs (last in the NL) and allowed so many (only the woeful Nats gave up more).
He's doing it again (yet one more reason why the "sexy" pick of the Reds to be a surprise team this year isn't going to happen). The Cubs drew seven walks last night (and now have 63, third in the NL to the Cardinals and Dodgers, despite playing two fewer games than both those teams), had two batters hit by Mike Lincoln (who threw only 10 strikes in 24 pitches, prompting me to tell Mike he was "the righthanded Cotts"; I received a message from a friend at almost exactly the same time saying exactly the same thing), had the bases loaded five different times and could have scored even more than the seven runs (11 runners were stranded) they did tally in cruising to an easy 7-2 win over the Reds last night.
The misty, drizzly rain finally came to a stop not long after game time, after which it was just cold and windy. About 20,000 of the announced 38,403 were actually in the park. The wind swirled but was mostly howling out to right field, which helped Jay Bruce's second-inning homer off Rich Harden, really the only major mistake Harden made. It gave the Reds a brief 1-0 lead which was matched by Micah Hoffpauir's first HR of the season, also crushed to RF. Micah also hit a ball to the warning track in the fifth inning with the bases loaded that was nearly a grand slam; he settled for a sac fly. Hoffpauir's second-inning shot occurred during the first Micah vs. Micah pitcher-vs-batter matchup in major league history; Micah Owings finally got yanked in the fifth after allowing a RBI single to Aramis Ramirez. That was when Lincoln came in and hit Mike Fontenot with his first pitch and then walked Geovany Soto with the bases loaded, prompting the Cotts comment.
Meanwhile, Harden was cruising, which led both Jessica (who you know isn't a Lou fan) and me to question why he was pulled for Joey Gathright (wake me up, please, when he actually gets a hit) after six innings of three-hit, eight-strikeout baseball. Having thrown only 92 pitches, he easily could have gone another inning. Aaron Heilman threw a scoreless inning, but then Cotts got into trouble, allowing a walk and a hit after getting the usual sarcastic cheer for throwing a strike, forcing Lou to use Carlos Marmol to bail him out. Cotts' ERA thus went down to 3.00, but he has not pitched well.
Harden now has 26 strikeouts -- one off Johan Santana's major league lead -- in only 15 innings.
Other good things from the Cubs' third win in a row (the second three-game streak of this short season): A-Ram's three hits and three RBI, Ryan Theriot continuing his hot start with a pair of singles, and more contributions from Kosuke Fukudome, who didn't have a hit but walked and scored twice. Dome's 11 walks are tied for sixth in the NL.
Finally, in the fourth inning while Joey Votto was batting, a brown, black and white cat (pictured, and thankfully not all black) scampered from somewhere under the LF bleachers and around the outfield before finally being corralled by a security guard. This prompted Mike to put a mark on his scorecard which he called a "cat-sterisk".
Enough of that. Onward to tonight, when the temperature should be at least a little warmer and the wind less a factor.
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First!
A rally well-pitched game by Harden. He seems very healthy now and last night he had his best command of the strike zone since last season. If he keeps this up, expect big things from him this year.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 7:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pardon the spelling, it's early.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 7:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's no problem, rally.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Al, you forgot...
to mention the eerily familiar play that resembled the Bartman incident 5 minutes after the cat came out on the field. If we lose today, or something unthinkable happens, I will blame it on both those incidents from yesterday.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 7:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and yes i was only joking...but I am a little supersticious
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It did NOT resemble that incident.
The ball was well into the seats, at least a section further down the line. The booing and chanting after that was ridiculous. Soriano had NO chance of catching that ball.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Apr 22, 2009 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disagreed
I had the same vantage point of you Al. The wind was blowing the ball back into play. There was a small outside (though I admit unlikely) chance Soriano could have caught it.
by Neifi Puppy on Apr 22, 2009 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I know exactly where you were sitting.
That ball was near the wall — but it would have taken a HUGE Soriano “hop” to get it. It was at the part of the wall that’s almost 12 feet high.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Apr 22, 2009 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soriano had basically no chance at catching it...
He was not to the wall when it was caught. He had given up on the ball and was shying away from the wall as he approached. If the ball had managed to sneak back into the field of play (the chances of which were borderline at best), it would have dropped harmlessly to the ground.
So I’m not sure it would have been catchable period, but I’m very sure that Soriano wasn’t in position to catch it even if it had been catchable.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was sitting in the upper deck looking directly down the left field line
Looked to me like it was caught in the first row and yes, Soriano had no chance. I think nowadays people are just looking for anything to boo at. There was no reason for it there.
by AndHart120 on Apr 22, 2009 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh i agree al...no chance soriano would have caught that
he was still almost on a dead run….he was not in control to catch it. It just resembled the incident by location and Soriano’s reaction like he would have made the catch.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would have resmbled it
If it was game 6 of the NLCS and the Cubs were 5 outs from winning the pennant.
by daeviant on Apr 22, 2009 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fan should NOT have tried to catch the ball
And then he cheered like he did something good. THAT’S why he got booed. And with the wind blowing, it might have made it into the field. Who knows? Noone. Because the fan caught the ball.
by GoCubbies34 on Apr 22, 2009 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ball was not well into
the seats…..was not catchable by Soriano….but had he been there waiting for the ball to come down it probably was catchable..
by cozmotaylor123 on Apr 22, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat and Ron also said the ball wasn't catchable
and made nothing of the incident.
by Emelie on Apr 22, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm also going to have to disagree.
It was caught by the guy in the first row basically up against the railing, so I’d say it was definitely not well into the seats. Would Soriano have caught it? Most likely not. But if you think that play wasn’t eerily similar to a certain play 5.5 years ago, you need to watch a replay. Especially after the cat thing, it was a little creepy. Both of those ‘incidents’ were followed by Bob’s line of the night:
“If I see a goat on the field tonight, I’m going home!”
Ron Santo should sing TMOTTBG everyday. Period.
by Schwa on Apr 22, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't look well into the seats on the TV
that guy was in the row right up against the wall. It was VERY similar.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with Drew
I thought the play looked eerily similar on TV. The guy that caught is was leaning right up against the railing when he caught it.
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by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But as Al pointed out,
the ball entered the stands where the wall is much higher than the Bartman play. I don’t think Soriano could have jumped high enough to get his glove over the wall.
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I don't think
anyone thinks that Sori was going to catch it. Just that the guy caught the ball over the wall, and it was very… Bartman-esque.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have to see it it again.
But IIRC the guy caught the ball on the seat side of the wall (if that makes sense), not leaning into the field of play.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but a study has indicated
he is the best lf in the league. gag, cough, puke.
by tim815 on Apr 22, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he is
he wouldn’t have caught it.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be
a different league.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
The NL hides their weakest fielder/biggest bat in LF… Fonz isn’t hidden out there. He’s much better than he’s given credit for.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, unfortunatly
the weight the study gave to his arm did not somehow improve his ability to catch the ball.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The play did look similar on TV.
However, Soriano wasn’t at the wall and it did look higher up the wall.
I’d have to watch another replay to see if the ball was angled back onto the field when the guy grabbed it.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he didn't catch it,
the ball would have fallen onto the field. Problem is if Fonzie was even there, he would have either missed it – like the Reds OF’er missed the D-Lee long fly – or he would have injured himself somehow.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
eiter way
we won, and it is a moot point IMO
but I understand that Cub fans, and media even moreso, will talk about this for another 15 years
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though Fonzie had little if any chance to catch the ball
the guy reached over the entire wall to get the ball. So if he missed it, it clearly would have fallen into the field of play.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems,
as been discussed here of late, that the booing at Wrigley is ever increasing. Last night Dusty and Jerry Hairston Jr. were booed- what is the point? This morning on Mike and Mike, Peter Gammons described the Cubs as a more “East Coast” type of team, regarding their spending and annual expectations. I think the booing too, seems typical of that region. That play last night barely resembled the play in ’03- the booing was ridiculous.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
by Slakkr on Apr 22, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
barely?
Night game
Pop fly
LF line
OF’er heading over there
Guy with hands out (this time with glove, but over the wall)
Guy attempts catch
Only difference is this guy catches it and the OF’er didn’t have much of a chance.
Like the cat, two things would have made me freak out: Its a black cat & it is coming out near the Cubs dugout. It’s those events that have this defined image burned into every Cubs’ fans head. Any time something close to that happens, that day/night, date, game, players on the field, the score, even weather conditions are instantly remembered.
For me as a diehard Blackhawks fan, if there were any fog lifting from the ice during a game – lets say in a month or so – the instance image that would come to mind is the Jacques Lemaire fog goal in the 1971 Cup Finals, game 7.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opening old wounds
Losing that 7th game after going through the heartbreak of ‘69 just two years earlier was just devastating. It’s wonderful watching the Blackhawks rise from the ashes.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Apr 22, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The booing was rediculous
It seemed like it was going on the entire night. When Lee grounded out, he was booed. When Jerry Hairston walked up to the plate, he was massively hazed. I know he was a former Cub, but he honestly did nothing here that deserved it.
The booing is getting to be rediculous
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by Chanman25 on Apr 22, 2009 7:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I noticed that too
Why the hell boo Hairston? He was just a so-so ex-cub.
I am almost surprised the Dusty booing is still as strong as it is, hope Jaqcue Jones doesnt make some come back, I would hate to see what would happen in that situation.
by AndHart120 on Apr 22, 2009 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lot of Cub fans are really perpetuating the stereotype of being clueless idiots. Why are you booing
Hairston? That was embarassing. Whats next, are they going to boo every time a pitcher throws a ball? Every time a batter makes an out? Show some class and a little knowledge. Does every ex-Cub get booed because he had the nerve to be moved to another team? I don’t get it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I don't get
Is when Cubs fans boo players that were traded. Like Jason Marquis last week. That was just embarassing.
by daeviant on Apr 22, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't understand it either
There was even what sounded like a ‘Marquis sucks’ chant that got going at one point when our former fifth starter came up to bat in that game. Had me cringing with embarrassment for Cub fans even from here 4000 miles away.
by simonuk on Apr 22, 2009 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on, you really don't get...
why Marquis was booed? Seems pretty obvious that it was due to his performance as a Cub. Not that A) I think booing was justified or B) his performance would even warrant it to begin with. But I get why some people boo.
Booing Hairston last night? Ridiculous.
by kanderber on Apr 22, 2009 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marquis did the job he was asked to do as a Cub.
We’ve had much worse.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And still do.
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did whine at the begging of ST last year...
“start me or trade me.” Still NOT enough to warrant a “BOO” IMHO.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, in general...
He was league average. But for a Cubs starter, he was far from average which is why the boo-ers came out. Again, I wouldn’t boo the guy but I don’t think it’s hard to understand why some fans do.
by kanderber on Apr 22, 2009 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Danny Jackson
He was a lot worse with the Cubs than Jason Marquis was.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
by memphiscub on Apr 22, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Posted in another thread, but I'll repeat it here
It’s getting like the Miller Park crowd — they’ll boo any ex-Brewer, whether they left via trade, free agency or release. They booed Doug Davis in 2007 when he pitched for AZ, after he’d made positive comments about the team/community — and he’d been traded!
Yeah, it’s embarassing. Just like the Miller Park crowd doesn’t necessarily represent Brewer fandom, I don’t think the Wrigley Field crowd as a whole reflects Cub fandom. At least, I hope not.
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could see Latroy Hawkins getting booed, considering he deserved it
Hairston wasn’t that bad a player, yet he was booed massively.
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Apr 22, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does he deserve it 5 years later?
He pitched poorly and said stupid things. Not exactly evil incarnate.
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Not worth the effort to boo him. I could care less about LaTroy, and as a matter of fact, I would probably applaud his entering the game knowing we are about to score some runs.
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly -- if anything, the booing will motivate him
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should have put that he should have been in 2005
not any more though
#34: You'll be missed!
by Chanman25 on Apr 22, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that's better, but
I’m not sure I"d say “should have”. The booing was warranted in 2005, but not compulsory.
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaTroy Hawkins...
I don’t recall him pitching all that badly for the Cubs. Every pitcher gets hit sometimes, and Hawkins didn’t get hit any more than the average guy. And in 2004 he had a very good walk rate and did a great job of limiting baserunners. He gave up more home runs than you’d like from a reliever, but they didn’t hurt him as much as they’d hurt a guy who walked a lot of batters.
The problem is that fans remembered every hit made off of him because of his public persona. Take the name off his jersey and look at his performance… even beyond the stat-line to the game logs. Hawkins’ 2004 season was pretty good. What’s weird is that in 2002 and 2003 for the Twins he limited HRs and baserunners and had great seasons — in 2004 he gave up HRs but limited baserunners and had a pretty good season. Since then he’s been walking more batters and hasn’t been as effective.
by aldimond on Apr 22, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaTroy is a
great set-up guy and a terrible closer.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Evidence?
In 2004 alone he appeared to do much better in the 7th and 8th than in the 9th inning, but much of that is accounted for by BABIP. Check the splits. His K and BB rates in the 9th were basically the same, but he gave up a few more extra-base hits (this is the one part that’s not accounted for by BABIP). Setting factors equal that basically amount to luck he was very marginally worse in the 9th than the 8th, albiet in low sample sizes. Generally this holds over his career — slightly better in the 8th but not by a lot.
I also checked some other splits. In save situations his performance was essentially equivalent to in non-save situations, in a similar amount of work. This doesn’t separate closing from set-up work (in fact it lumps them together) but at least shows he doesn’t completely fall apart under pressure. Similarly the performances in low-, medium-, and high-leverage situations are about equivalent.
To reply to some people below me. A pitcher has little control over what happens when the ball is put in play. He was the kind of pitcher that would give up one run sometimes but didn’t get lit up often. Mathematically you may want a more erratic pitcher as your closer, someone that either strikes out the side or implodes. Hawkins was never advertised as that guy. But although he blew several one-run saves I don’t think he blew any multiple-run saves.
Save rate is a stupid measurement by itself. The sample sizes we’re looking at are really small, but… take a look at those 9 blown saves. The Cubs won 5 of those games (Hawkins himself was credited for wins in 4 of them). You can’t give a pitcher much credit in a game like that, but you can certainly say that a blown save where you give up enough runs to put the team out of contention is much worse than one where you leave the game tied. The latter is what you’d expect, and what you got, from Hawkins. He only gave up more than one earned run in 1 of those nine blown saves, keeping the team in contention.
None of this adds up to an all-star, but it does add up to a player that doesn’t deserve half the grief he got.
by aldimond on Apr 22, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
his 2004 sucked. He blew 9 of 11 one run save chances that year. Several were very close to the end of the season when the Cubs were trying for a playoff spot. However, I don’t put the blame on him as much as I do on Dusty for trotting him out there over and over.
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by CyberCyclist on Apr 22, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His public persona was half the problem...
…the other half being his inability to close out saves in key situations.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks really bad on the nationally televised games
That’s just a bad black eye for the Cubs. Hell, even the game threads on BCB get nasty.
I’m starting to notice this behavior everywhere, not just at baseball games.
by dr stabbingworth on Apr 22, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For example
Spoiled, cranky Montreal Canadians fans who cannot believe it’s been 17 years since they won the Stanley Cup — booed the Star-Spangled Banner before Game 3 of the Opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Montreal was down 0-2 to Boston, and are now down 0-3. They could be swept out of the playoffs tonight.
The season — the 100th for the franchise, started with high expectations. The Stanley Cup, to them, was a ‘given.’ (Most of the NHL observers didn’t think so, but you can equate Canadians fans to Yankees fans, with the same sense of entitlement.)
Players have been booed at home in Montreal, since the second-half of the season fade, and now they are taking out their frustrations — on another country — booing the anthem. Thankfully, you’d never hear “Oh, Canada,” booed at the United Center. (At least, I don’t think that would ever happen, regardless of the outcome of Calgary/Hawks)
Idiots are everywhere you can find a first pitch, a tip-off, a kick-off, or a puck-drop.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 22, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping they don't boo DeRosa
I’ll be at that game with my DeRosa jersey, so hopefully everyone else treats him with respect. I also don’t want beer “accidentally” spilled on me.
by Craig in South Bend on Apr 22, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.......
but with fans who enjoy booing, that is just one more excuse to boo.
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure Woody and DeRo will be massively cheered
But I was wondering last night where it stops, and if some idiots will be booing either of them.
by dr stabbingworth on Apr 22, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair weather fans + booze = bad combo
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair weather fans + booze = boos ;-)
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
when folks here make comments about booing, could you please distinguish...
…between booing of the garden-type variety, i.e. your simple “boooooooo” versus booing of the insulting, personal attack variety, i.e. “You suck!” I maintain there’s nothing wrong with the former, but I draw the line at the latter.
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by ballhawk on Apr 22, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
screaming you suck isn't booing
it’s screaming you suck. Boos can be varying degrees of volume, but booing, is saying boooooooooooooo
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by BoVandy on Apr 22, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree as well.
The worst part about the booing is it may well serve to fire up opposing players and teams (I think this is what happened with Marquis) – not to mention bum out current Cubs who can “look forward” to such treatment if they’re ever traded.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
booing
I was at the second home game of the year, vs. the Rockies, and two obnoxious people sat behind me in the upper deck giving Derek Lee an extremely hard time (and yelling right in my ear, which was not enjoyable). Their comments, loud enough for Lee to hear (we were right behind home plate and 4 rows up), were along the lines of, “Lee, you’re the worst first baseman in the NL,” and “We want Hoffpauer.” Considering it was only the second game of the year, I thought the comments were out of line – give Lee a chance to prove he can still hit (and he did, with three hits in that game, including a homer, if I recall correctly).
It’s one thing to boo Goose Gossage when he comes in and blows a save for the 10th time of the year (and I did boo him loud and hard in 1988 when he was couging up games regularly). It’s another to make loud comments like the ones those guys made regarding an established veteran like Lee who’s done so much for the Cubs over the years, and in only the second game of the season. If it were August and he were batting .220, maybe I’d boo, too..
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by danimal15 on Apr 22, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, that's even worse than booing an opposing player.
Worf’s right. Fans suck.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still can't get over the fact they boo'd
Gregg during introductions on opening day.
Completely ridiculous.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two fold reason
He’s the Woody replacement so some staunch Woody supporters could boo anyone in his place.
Gregg blew the save in the opening game in Milw, plus IIRC he was just OK in Hou.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boo him when he comes into the game
NOT the first time you’ve ever seen him in person.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not his fault that Wood is gone
And people who can’t see/get past that . . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know...
but I sure could hear that as a reason from some though.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's terrible.
If I had been there I would have had to say something.
by sue369 on Apr 22, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption:
The cat is out of the bag. These Cubs are GOOD.
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
by Archie on Apr 22, 2009 7:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Caption:
Grounds crew tries to get Mike Fontenot to leave the park after the game.
by daeviant on Apr 22, 2009 7:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nicely done.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 8:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a cat not a hamster
Still nice though!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Apr 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So are you calling Mike Fontenot a pussy?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Font is a little friskey
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1,000 Internet Points
for the caption Al. Nice work.
(background info on this meme: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us)
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear Dusty:
You have no relief pitching make your time.
(They have set us up the RBI!)
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by znohitter on Apr 22, 2009 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's SWL?
"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 Apr 22, 2009 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption:
Just another baseball fan spending the night at Wrigley chasing pu[CENSORED].
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by znohitter on Apr 22, 2009 8:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HA
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption:
Just another cat photo by Charles Rex Arbogast.
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ROFL
I can has coffee table book?
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by znohitter on Apr 22, 2009 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yez
The Arbogast pet series is really quite stunning. Check out his work on hamsters.
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I particularly liked these:
Woman with woodcock:
Starving lizard:
Horse’s ass:
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by znohitter on Apr 22, 2009 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I didn't get...
was why the grounds crew put the cat into the stands. Did those fans ask to take the cat home or something?
by AGC on Apr 22, 2009 8:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he had tickets in the CBOT section.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah....
he must be a fat cat then.
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was handed to another
Security Guard….and escorted out.
"When two Whales Fight, many Shrimp Die" - Korean Proverb
by TheRiot Police on Apr 22, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
escorted out?
Did the cat have to spend the night in jail?
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Misdameanor for running on the field?
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And resisting arrest...
that cat was pissed at the field attendant.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al, do you remember a few years back when a cat ran on the field and one of the
grounds crew picked it up and the cat attacked the guy? I think it was a mets game. It was on all of the newscasts. The cat was really pissed and scratched the hell out of the guy.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
Catching a feral cat is not the smartest of moves. They don’t take kindly to it. You have to expect bites and scratches, and hope that the cat doesn’t have diseases.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe I read
that they took the cat to be checked out because it bit several employees. I imagine they would want to make sure it didn’t have something like rabies since it bit someone.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Apr 22, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even bites from house cats are dangerous
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
The security guy was wearing gloves, but I’m not sure how thick they were. Again, this is where the Cubs should do a better job of preparing for these (admittedly rare) situations. Get some heavy duty work gloves and, should a cat run on the field, hand them to the lucky dude in charge of subduing the fleeing feline.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully that was the last time for a cat on the field
I missed that part of the game. I didn’t get home til about the 6th inning.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they didn't send it to the Dog Pound
A HA HA HA HA. …sigh…
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it by the tail?
I couldn’t tell from our upper deck section. If so, here comes PETA!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it was
Theres a video out somewhere
by GoCubbies34 on Apr 22, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's exactly what i said when i saw it....
I wouldn’t be surprised if PETA demanded the Cubs organization fire the guy for picking the cat up by the tail.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I wouldn't be surprised if the Cubs told PETA where they could file their complaint.
Ethical treatment notwithstanding, stray cats and full-to-capacity ballparks are not a good mix. The club needs to be concerned with the well-being of its players and fans foremost. Having said that, I hope once they got the cat settled down they were gentler to it.
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by znohitter on Apr 22, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Valid points . . . PETA doesn't always understand those, though
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an advocate of animal cruelty. But that organization sometimes misses the big picture. Just ask the woman who’d supplied the Biden family dog about PETA — they went after HER because the VP didn’t pick a shelter dog. Now that makes a lot of sense . . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this is the same organization that sent two topless females to stand outside the mayor’s fur store here in Des Moines to protest the industry.
Topless females protesting fur… in Des Moines… in February. Real good thinking there.
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by znohitter on Apr 22, 2009 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
PETA understands nothing
Their execs use animal insulin for diabetes, but that is ok, since they are fighting for the animals rights (this is their mentality)
They are more hypocritical than a politician is
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
...and their kill-rate
is as high as some pounds.
They are a total insult to Anit-Cruelty Society where I got my pooch 15 years ago.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sadly, it is higher than many
and they never did answer my email when I asked them what makes their leather shoes and belts “animla friendly” in their company photo
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
God Bless AMERICA!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Than can come stand outside my office and "protest" anytime!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
by MikeOxbyg on Apr 22, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They also sent one topless female to protest the Barnum & Bailey circus in San Juan, PR, earlier this year.
PETA alleged the circus mistreats the elephants. They provided no evidence.
by Fraggin Judge on Apr 22, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But do you have evidence of the topless female?
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. No.
Besides, she kept covering her breasts with her arms.
by Fraggin Judge on Apr 22, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick, over/under
on the number of days it’ll take for PETA to protest in front of Wrigley.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Under
Surprised they’re not blanketing the news with it now.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link fail
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gathright
I hated that move from Day 1. He is fast but that is about it. I couldn’t believe there were actually a few people in the off-season who suggested that he might be a leadoff candidate in order to move Soriano down.
Do any of those people want to revisit that suggestion now?
by rlpete on Apr 22, 2009 8:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yabbut he's really fast. He can get from home plate to the bench quicker than
anyone in baseball.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess I won't have to worry about the promise I made
… to eat my scorecard if Gathright ever leads off a game with a home run.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that score card were your only source of nutrition you would starve to death.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given his sporadic plate appearances and poor offensive record historically...
…I’m wondering what month it will be when Slappy Joe gets his first hit. Will it be before the All-Star Break?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he can
jump cars.
Tamia Lynn Davis:
Born: August 18, 2008
by Unique on Apr 22, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three things
I dressed up really really warm last night and when I got home I was still freezing.
Rich Harden is very very good- loved the shorts sleeves, seemed to be screaming “I’m from Canada”
I think I already dislike Milton Bradley- has he played in more than 5 games yet?
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by SouthsideCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Poor conditions last night...
dictated, to me, that Bradley sit that one out again. If he sits today, I’m going to be pretty aggravated.
Though his replacement sure is hitting the ball well.
by kanderber on Apr 22, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd hope
Bradley would play today.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If not today
He should be back soon. Its looking like its finally going to thaw out.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't need a jacket on base
clearly canadian
by tim815 on Apr 22, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I Am Canadian!"
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Truth.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That one always makes me laugh
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
About Lee...
People look at the box score and see another 0-for. But take away the wind and he has a home run and possibly two. That first ball was crushed.
by kanderber on Apr 22, 2009 8:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he actually swung the bat well on a few pitches....
Just got a little too much air under the one that the LF dropped – on a remotely normal day that’s a HR.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, who cares about the fact that we won? DLee had another O-fer.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why not
let Heilman pitch another inning..let most of the BP rest another night.
by cozmotaylor123 on Apr 22, 2009 8:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brenly and Kasper made a good point. You always make sure you win the first
game of a series. You don’t want a team like the Reds to get any hope of upsetting you. Win the first game and then you have a chance for a sweep.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also think...
Lou felt comfortable enough with a 5 run lead to try and get Cotts back on track. He didn’t perform so he put his security blanket in.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you get Marmol work after a few off days
in a game with a big lead so that if the game is tight tonight, he’s ready to go.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
It’s pretty hard to sweep if you lose the first game.
by 100yearitch on Apr 22, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sounds
like something Lou would say. “You can’t predict the weather!”
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption:
“No, kitty, Mr. Santo said he doesn’t want to see you.”
Fell asleep in the 7th inning. Is Fukudome OK?
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Apr 22, 2009 8:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
Why do you ask?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Apr 22, 2009 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Len and Bob
allude to the fact that he was moving around okay but that he would get some work from the trainer after the game… I assumed that he must have fouled a pitch off his foot since I missed most of his AB.
"When two Whales Fight, many Shrimp Die" - Korean Proverb
by TheRiot Police on Apr 22, 2009 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was hit by a pitch on his foot.
That’s probably why. He did finish the game.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He got hit by a pitch in his right lower leg. He was moving OK and they didn't take him out. I think
he’ll be fine.(I’m breaking into my old Wannstedt “He’s got a leg. He’’ be fine.”)
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"gotta watch the film"...
“he’s gotta leg… maybe a foot. but he’s gotta leg”
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say
his calf- the noise sounded like it hit off his protector and not ‘the bone’ as Brenley put it…. it was cold and he might have a bruise on his calf. Shouldn’t be a big deal (non-informed and non-pro opinion)
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I fell asleep...
He was walking pretty gingerly and Bob had made reference to Gathright maybe staying in the game.
Sorry, this was a dull game to me
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by Worf on Apr 22, 2009 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't blame you. You lasted more than I did.
by Fraggin Judge on Apr 22, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FAIL
too easy of one. :)
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by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWHS . . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption
The remnants of Sunday’s Cat and Dog Rain was still evident on Tuesday.
"When two Whales Fight, many Shrimp Die" - Korean Proverb
by TheRiot Police on Apr 22, 2009 8:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, it's 843 am. When does the DFA Office open up, Mr. Cotts?
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by dtpollitt on Apr 22, 2009 8:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, don't send any laundry out. You won't be around when it comes back.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From what I've read...
Chicago media is speculating Marshall goes to the pen and The Shark starts.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Marshall as a LOOGY is a waste of his talent...
I admittedly don’t even know who Waddell is, but if he throws with his left hand, it’s worth a shot. Can he really be worse than what Cotts is providing? Cotts has given up, what, 10 runners and recorded 9 outs now? Someone can double check those numbers but I think that’s accurate.
by kanderber on Apr 22, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't disagree...
Just telling you what the Sun-times and Trib are reporting could happen.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They also reported the Roberts and Peavy deals as done. Consider the source.
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"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Roberts deal IS done
He signed an extension in ST . . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but if they were that inaccurate
they’d be bankrup…..
never mind
by tim815 on Apr 22, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree...
Marshall is best used as a starter, and is certainly not a true LOOGY. And I’m not convinced Samardzija is ready to start based on his spring (he’s looked good against AAA competition, for what that’s worth). I don’t know much about Waddell, other than that he’s a LOOGY.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs are in a tough spot with the LOOGY.
You can’t trust Cotts and Waddell has never pitched in the bigs. Then you’d have 2 guys in Patton and Waddell who have never had any other experience than the minors. Not really an ideal situation for a club who isn’t in the position to groom them with the big boys.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand
that Wadell doesn’t have any major league experience. But he can’t be any worse than Cotts, can he? Perhaps Wadell could hold down the position until a more experienced LOOGY can be obtained closer to the trade deadline. We know what we have in Cotts, Wadell may be able to perform better.
What is more, Cotts isn’t even a LOOGY. He pitches better to right handed batters than lefties.
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by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True...
It’s early in the year, so you might as well find out now.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We groomed Samardzija okay last year...
I realize he might be a different breed in terms of handling pressure, but still.
The other key point is that it makes no sense to keep Cotts if this is what he’s going to give you. It’s better to role the dice with the inexperienced guy than to simply throw the veteran crappy guy.
Now, if Cotts can bounce back, that’s a different story. But we’re talking about a guy who has been consistently bad since his fantastic 2005 season. In the last four years, here are his numbers:
109.1 IP, 122 H, 51 BB, 4.77 ERA, 1.58 WHIP
And his OPS versus LH batters is over .800 in that time, so he doesn’t even fit the LOOGY role.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why did you leave out his strikeouts?
Look at his K/9, K:BB and LOB% last season. Don’t these matter? (Serious question.)
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree about Marshall.
Don’t let him languish in the pen! Also, check out his splits – he’s no more/less dominant vs. lefties than Cotts.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree
with sending marshall to the pen; but heilman should start. shark will benefit from a little more time in iowa.
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
brian, can I just ask you...
…are you, in fact, Aaron Heilman?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm Aaron, and so's my wife!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
I’m Aaron Heilman
"Respect" ~ Ryne Sandberg
by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm Aaron Heilman!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. Yes, I am.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hello
me, myself and I.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi,
here
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not Aaron
and neither am I
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get stuffed, aaronmambodavershanghaiheilman!
chicken
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
right
I hereby call this meeting of myselves to order.
Hey, me! Put down that donut!
I don’t get to tell me what to do!
Yes I do!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talking to yourselves is a sign of insanity
And yet, I continue to do it . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing your insurance would cover help for something like that :)
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waddell?
Piniella liked him in the spring, and he may actually fit the LOOGY role (which Cotts does not). If not Waddell (to fill the LOOGY role), then maybe Hart. It’d be nice if we had a LOOGY, but it’s better to have a functional RHP than to have a terrible LHP just because he’s left-handed.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
when did he transition from Football to Baseball?
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nooo, not Hart!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Until Kevin Hart learns to throw strikes
Lou is never letting him near the big league roster again.
You think the walks are bad now…
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We weren't that cold.
We dressed very warm, but sitting in the upper deck kept us out of that wind.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 8:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was none too happy to hear
security picked up the poor cat by the tail.
by Emelie on Apr 22, 2009 8:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not initially
The guy tried to be gentle with the cat, but the cat got a bit feisty. I think the guy was annoyed at that point and decided to show the cat “who was boss”.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's a tough one
Good thing for the cat there were witnesses . . . I suspect after he fought back, the guard wanted to whack it to the upper deck. Still, the cat was probably scared and just trying to defend itself.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not faulting
a guy making 8 bucks an hour on a part time job trying to catch a cat in front of 30,000 people on a wet, windy night. I’d rather point the blame on the person who made that cat feral in the first place (sorry, just a bit of anger over my neighbors cats that have scratched my kids and eaten the songbirds)
by TC Cubby on Apr 22, 2009 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
And the guard certainly wasn’t expecting that. I wonder if they cover that in the new employee orientation….
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seemed clear the person was unfamiliar with handling cats.
Hopefully, the kitty is okay. I was yelling “noooooooo” at the tv when he picked up the poor thing up by the tail.
The kitty must have really been freaked out by the crowd, lights and noise. I just hope the cat wasn’t released onto the field on purpose by someone thinking it was funny. The poor thing was scared and was just trying to get away.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Apr 22, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looked to me
That the first attempt to pick up the cat he lifted the cat by it’s front paws. Not from the main body, I bet he held it like that and just agrivated the cat more.
I’m curious of where it came from. A commenter on YouTube clip of it said it came from the bleachers.
by McCarron on Apr 22, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure
It had looked to me like he tried to hold it and calm it down, but it happened fast.
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A commenter on YouTube...
… also said he suspected somebody snuck it in in a bag. Obviously the YouTube commenters haven’t been to the Wrigley bleachers before…
by AndrewJStone on Apr 22, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah right, I'd like to see someone stuff a cat in a bag
and keep it there until the 4th inning.
They’ve obviously never owned a cat!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Apr 22, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why chase the cat at all?
just leave it alone…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because it was running around the outfield during the game.
Are you being serious?!?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the cat wouldn't have hurt anybody
and eventually would have run off…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a freaking cat!
Cats are not allowed to roam around a baseball field during a game. I can’t believe I have to explain why this isn’t appropriate.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ok great
try catching it. how’s that working out?
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um it worked just fine.
The cat was off the field in under a minute.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What on earth
are you talking about. Of course the cat needed to be removed. And IIRC, the grounds crew yanked it off the field by the tail.
Game on.
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yanking a cat by the tail
is cruel
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
but you can’t look at the situation in a vacuum.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drew,
you can’t put cats in a vacuum.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can
but their head gets stuck
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bet me.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're on
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes I am....click the pic
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ladies and Gents
we have a winner!!
"Respect" ~ Ryne Sandberg
by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
minor point of clarity,
we were discussing cats in a vacuum, not crumb sucking vacuum cats.
Regardless, you win.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The cat being on the field
is annoying. Should they have played with it for 15 minutes, rubbed its belly, and then waited for it to get off the field? No.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe they should not use catnip as Fertilizer
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just leave it alone
and play on
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dood.
you can’t leave a live cat on the field. A runner could trip over it. It could get hit by a bat or a line drive. And it’s scared to death. You grab it, you get it off the field, and you hopefully get it taken care of at a vets.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But dead cats are ok?
/s
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oy...
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're thought process is crazy
the cat on the field is a DISTRACTION. Leaving it on the field would be a DISTRACTION.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and a risk to the players and the Cat!
"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 Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in detroit
they keep playing with seagulls all over the field…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're smrt.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so do they in Chicago
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apples and oranges
how to expect to gather up the birds and get them off the field?
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's much harder
to deal with the birds. And birds have interfered with the game before, didn’t the Big Unit kill a bird with a pitch once?
However, they don’t tend to be ground-only carnivores.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
indeed he did
There is video evidence somewhere…
Oriole by nurture. Cub by marriage.
by wax eagle on Apr 22, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vid
"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 Apr 22, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Links don't appear to like me lately
Try 2: Here
"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 Apr 22, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because gulls can fly off
If a cat gets spooked, what alternative does it have?
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
When Felix finds himself in a fix,
he reaches into his bag of tricks.
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
god I love this time of year!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
...which he keeps in his locker in Baltimore.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we hire you...
as seagull catcher?
by AndrewJStone on Apr 22, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's gonna need a net.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a bigger boat.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
brian are just looking to stir up trouble?
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not at all
should i stop responding?
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in your logic......
it’s the security people who are bad and should let animals rome around on the field. So do you think would ok if this happened again?
In mine it’s who ever brought the cat… that is the cruel person. How anyone can do that to a cat I think is terrrible. They are the person PETA or the powers that be should go after.
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda figured
that the cat somehow got in from the outside…
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would hope so
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I work for an outside security company...
… that is occasionally contracted to help out at Wrigley during big games… generally Sox and / or Cards.
I can say with a fair amount of confidence that there are enough mice, rats, birds and whatever else roaming Wrigley when there aren’t 40,000 people there that a cat would find it a pretty desireable place to live…
Easy to sneak in to, lots of food, easily accessable warm(ish) rooms…
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a few neighborhood cats who ventured in from time to time, or a few cats living there full time.
by AndrewJStone on Apr 22, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And there are relatively easy ways for it to get on the field?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it had a press pass
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are clearly not a cat owner...
… cats do not require a “relatively easy” way to get anywhere.
Imagine where you could go if you could jump to 3x your height and fit through holes the size of your skull.
And for the record, i’m a dog person. :-)
by AndrewJStone on Apr 22, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually am a cat owner - three times over.
That’s why I said “relatively” easy. :-)
Still, knowing cats, it’s hard to believe one would voluntarily run out into a wide open space with that many people around. Maybe it got spooked by something – a giant rat, perhaps?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it when
Pat was on his break from the radio booth?
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it was catapaulted
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet
it could squeeze into that entrance on the north side of the field pretty easily.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a sec...
isn’t brain custer the guy who wanted the game canceled or at least all the starters benched because he was concerned the cold weather could lead to injury? An animal roaming around on the playing field wouldn’t be just as dangerous?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize that was the same person
so yeah he is prolly just stirring up trouble.
thanks for the heads up swl
"So chicks dig guys who TAKE AWAY the long ball, too? " by dat cubfan daver
by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how am i
stirring up trouble? sheesh…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By making
nonsensical statements about how a cat should be left alone on the field of play.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats your opinion
mine’s different…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If by different,
you mean wrong. Then yes, it is different.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if a strange cat ran into your house...
would you just leave it? Seriously…your logic is flawed. It doesn’t take away from the fact that leaving the cat alone would be a distraction to the game and maybe even harm the cat or a player.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if it ran into my yard
yes, i would leave it alone. even if the neighor kids were playing ball in my yard. you asked, i answered. not looking for trouble…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your Yard <> Your House
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't know that . . .
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we lived in hole, dug in ground...
got up two hours before we went to sleep the night before, walked to work on our hands over broken glass, and Mum and Dad would whip us to sleep at night…
"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 Apr 22, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luxury.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if Milton Bradley got rabies
he might get even MORE angry and hit MORE home runs, foaming at the plate…
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait, wait, wait...
he ALREADY does those things.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MOAR FOAMING!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO, you're killin' me! Stop!
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not like the guy didn't try lifting the cat from the midsection first
he was probably afraid of getting clawed after it escaped his original grasp.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nape of the neck
is the best place to grab
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's also the closest place to the cat's mouth
and I would want to avoid being bit by a stray cat.
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scary stuff
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
Exorcist cat? The back of the neck done properly isn’t close to the mouth, unless the cat can go 360 in the neck.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is what we mean.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well sure, easy for him. That's clearly a stunt cat...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Apr 22, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he gets a great benefits package from his union.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Including hair plugs
"Respect" ~ Ryne Sandberg
by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
but would it be less cruel to leave the cat on the field and let it get smashed by a sinking line drive?
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And allowing it to be hit by a line drive isn't?
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so if a streaker ran on the field....you would say just let him keep streaking?
by aznsensation on Apr 22, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that depends
are we talking ronnie woo woo or Jessica Alba?
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
by CyberCyclist on Apr 22, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
streaker has to be removed
only one ball allowed in play
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
LMAO
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
stadium cats
perform a valuable service (eating rats) free of charge. groundscrew should leave them alone…
a human (or subhuman) streaker; that is a horse of a different color…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if
the cat interfered with a play?
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be a catastrophe
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if it was a laser cat?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're gonna slow this thread to a crawl
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are you implying by crawl?
Cats with Laser Eyes and Tractor Treads?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this some sort of
Alaskan yard service?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Ozzie Guillen...
…the rats at Wrigley are bigger than that cat.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
because animals have more rights than humans these days.
by 100yearitch on Apr 22, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, love your comments
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As the owner of three cats...
…I wasn’t particularly pleased with that approach either – and my wife even less so. But I’m willing to cut the guy some slack. He had some-40,000 pairs of eyes on him, and he needed to get the poor creature off the field as fast as possible, so I think he was just trying to be expedient. If he had picked it up by the tail and started swinging it around like a lasso, I would be a little more upset.
Nonetheless, even though these incidents happen once in a blue (ha, get it?) moon, it wouldn’t hurt the Cubs to train their security staff on how to deal with stray animals in the best possible way. In the case of a cat, he should’ve grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and supported its hindquarters.
I’ll have to look around to see whether the media followed up on what became of the cat. It didn’t appear to be injured, so I presume it was taken to a local shelter. At least I hope it was.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As someone pointed out earlier...
…would you really want to grab a scared stray cat anywhere close to his mouth or claws?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The scruff of the neck is nowhere near its mouth or claws.
A cat isn’t the girl from The Exorcist – it can’t turn its head 360 degrees.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regardless I wouldn't want to risk it.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does picking a cat up by the tail actually harm it?
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It hurts
And the cat will hate you, but unless you starting swinging it around, you’re unlikely to cause permanent damage.
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a cat's tail
is part of it’s spine. It’s not good. But the cat had to be off the field.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not that I know of, but I'm not a vet.
Like Clutch16 said, it causes the cat discomfort and they REALLY hate anyone messing with their tails.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that cat and security guard ever run across each other in the future....
it’s gunna be REALLY awkward.
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it can cause harm
Picking up a cat – How to pick up and hold a cat or kitten
One of the safest ways to pick up a grown cat or a kitten, is to approach the animal from the side. Take one hand and place it palm up (or 4 fingers up) on the belly right behind the front legs. Then take the other hand palm up, cross over the cats back and place it under the cats belly in front of the hind legs. Then pull the whole cat close to your body.This gives the cat a lot of support and makes it feel secure.
Never pick up a cat by its tail or by its legs. It is dangerous to the cat (possible dislocation) and the cat can easily scratch you.
ok, this is easier said than done, so I say just give the ground crew tranquilizer guns to use when needed
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by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would work
for other beasts in the bleachers as well!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we dub this
“Operation Pussy Control”
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by TheRiot Police on Apr 22, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Prince sues anything that moves.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The trib is getting in on the action
with its own cat grabbing article
Although this sentence:
Of course, the security team at Wrigley hasn’t undergone much in the way of emergency cat apprehension training.
makes me wonder if the author is being a little sarcastic with the whole article. (be forewarned, there is a 1969 mention contained in this article, read at your own risk)
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by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption -
Angry Cub fan runs on field to physically remove Neal Cotts from mound.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Apr 22, 2009 8:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn't work with Bob Howry...
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Apr 22, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it time...
… for the Micah Hoffpauir group apology fanpost? I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough. The sample size, while still small, has now grown to 98 major league at-bats the last two years, and the stat line is:
.348/.398/.562 with 3 HRs, 13 RsBI, 7BBs, 28Ks
by Orval Overall on Apr 22, 2009 9:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
But his 7BBs to 28Ks isnt pretty. Since last year I have been watching this guy with a hopeful eye. I think he really does better in a regular lineup instead of pinch hitting, which is going to come in handy if Bradley cant play.
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by jkobus on Apr 22, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a big Micah supporter...
…I say no. The season isn’t even a month old yet. Give it time still.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+6
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given his glove, the real measure of Micah, with the Cubs, is
as a PH. With only a few PH at bats, good so far, it’s far too early to judge.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a second.
You know you’re agreeing with me, right?
Further more, his glove thus far has been just fine. So don’t label him a PH just yet.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
his glove
has been ok. I wouldn’t call it fine. He’s not a true outfielder.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Splitting hairs with the words fine and okay.
He hasn’t been spectacular, he hasn’t made any major mistakes.
My original point stands…at this point he has shown no reason to only consider him a PH only.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he doesn't need to.
He’s blocked at every position. He’s destined for PH-hood or being a DH in the AL.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If his glove has been "okay"...
…then he’s not destined for PH-hood or DH. Not only for this team, because Milton doesn’t look dependable or any other team for that matter.
Just like clutche can’t annoint him the second coming, you also can’t say he’ll never make it. Give him time people!
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Milton goes down long term
I want Johnson stepping in for him, not Hoffpauir. His bat doesn’t overcome his glove.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
first cats in a vacuum
now Hoffpauir stepping on his johnson.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my point.
What has he done so far to make you say his glove sucks so much? So far he’s been just fine.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he has
missed cut off men repeatedly. And he has yet to be tested. One of these days, he’s going to be in right — the hardest right field to play in MLB — and it’s going to hurt us.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
::Summons past Theriot arguments::
Yabbut, he’s hitting the ball! He’s scrappy! His bat makes up for his average defense!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some how we've gotten off my point.
Which is until we label him as being the second coming (clutche) or only a DH (drew), give him a freaking chance already.
Let me remind you that I was the first to say no one needs to apologize for bashing Hoff in ST yet. It’s the third week of a long season.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not bashing him
and when he’s up, I’m the first to get an EA or BSG pic in the thread. I WANT Micah Hoffpauir to do well. He’s a Cub, and I want a WS.
I just recognize his limitations on defense.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I know you weren't.
This started out as a discussion about someone starting up a “Hoffpauir apology group” post. I said no because it’s too early to say the Hoff-bashers are wrong.
Again my point is, until he has some significant time in the outfield, can we all just wait to make judgements?!?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BSG?
Battle Star Gallactica- I havent been in the game threads but if there are some sexy #6 shots im down
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's this one shot of Starbuck, Boomer and Caprica 6...
…that is guaranteed to rock your world.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew I was boarding on geek-dom
for blogging about the Cubs. But BSG?!?!? It’s official.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
"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 Apr 22, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
IIRC
in a game the other day, he was slow getting to a ball in the corner allowing the runner to get to second.
I remember thinking Dome or Milton could have held him to a single.
I’m not bashing Hoff, just presenting evidence contrary to your assertion.
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's 29
He’s not going to get any more athletic.
He’s DH/PH/backup 1B/4th OF guy.
Tops.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess being tabbed a backup "Tops"
is better than being prematurely labled a Quad-A player. But these comments still sound remarkably stupid to me. What is it in the evidence to date — his .375 average, for example — that has you so convinced of his inevitable failure?
Oh, let me guess, Peta projects him to hit .260 so none of this must be happening.
by Orval Overall on Apr 22, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see it as failure
If he can do a good job PH/DH than thats a success.
I’m just not sold on him being able to do it well.
I’m a Hoff hater. I don’t understand all the fangirlness around him.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fangirlness?
hmm, I’ll keep my eye open for that. I think the point most of us are making is that “I’m just not sold” isnt much of a persuasive basis for all the predictions being thrown around by people who would rather not see him get a chance to play everyday.
We on the other side are looking at the evidence and saying “Well, gee, there aren’t a lot of at-bats to measure here, but when he’s gotten an opportunity, he sure seems to have made the most of it.” I’ll keep the squealing to myself.
by Orval Overall on Apr 22, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sold
isn’t any different than what you’re tying to say.
I haven’t seen enough from him. Success in less than 100 ABs isn’t enough for me to anoint him as anything other than someone who fails less than 7 times out of every 10 when given sporadic opportunities.
And you may not be fangirl-ing… but others are. And its annoying.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you did annoint him as only a DH/PH/backup...
…with the same amount of evidence.
How do you not see the contradiction there?!?!?!?!?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
annoint?
it’s not like we were given a lot of choice. DWARLE was released.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
n/t, this is just going around in circles
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if Hoffpauir
becomes a bona-fide star, I’ll be overjoyed.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As will I
And I admit I was horribly wrong
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not his HITTING!
it’s his fielding. Playing baseball is able being able to do everything. Which is why the AL isn’t baseball.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His defense sure has improved from what it was.
No one said he’s going to get more athletic. But why is it hard to believe he can’t improve his fielding? Outfield is not that difficult to play.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To play the OF well is difficult
if you’re not a natural OF (where you immediately can read the ball of the bat)… but seeing as they still sell gloves to Dunn, nothing would surprise me.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet he's improving...
I will never buy into the ridiculous idea that a 29 year old is too old to improve his game.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have a true OF in the game
who adds nothing offensively than a liablity in the field.
Hoff can get better playing the OF, but if he misreads a ball of the bat.. he runs like a 1B where as Reed or Bradley or Dome or Gaithright would be able to athletically make up the distance for the misread.
But if Hoff is in t he game, I never cheer against him, boo him or wish him to fail. I just don’t see what everyone else seems to when it comes to him.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I'd rather have a true SS in the game.
I suppose neither of us will get our wish anytime soon.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be nice
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we could find a middle
a natural SS in the OF, or maybe a natural OF at SS
does that work?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jacque Jones?
Or were you not among the chorus booing his every move?
by Orval Overall on Apr 22, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only Cub I ever boo'd was Edmonds
and that was when he first signed and looked completely done.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, am aware and it
wasn’t even an accident.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am considering
closing the official Hoff/Theriot Athletic Supporter club and relegating everyone else to the bandwagon™
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've wondered where Harden
gets all that heat he throws. Look at his arms and shoulders and slim waist. He’s a perfect mesomorph with a body fat index as low as a Lance Armstrong.
I’m not accusing him of roids by any means, but his muscles are where the high 90s heat comes from.
by Clark Addison on Apr 22, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Look at Tim Lincecum.
Same deal, but Lincecum is smaller.
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You beat me to it.
I was thinking of the same analogy.
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harden stays in the low-90s...
the key for him is that he changes speeds so well. He really only throws two pitches: fastball and changeup. But the disguise of the changeup is so good (and he gets such movement) that it doesn’t matter.
As for velocity, you don’t have to be big to throw hard (though it probably helps). It’s all about mechanics. Pedro was a little guy and he threw harder than Harden. Same for Lincecum.
by SouthernCub on Apr 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a starter, but Billy Wagner probably throws the hardest of them all - and he's a little guy too.
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by ballhawk on Apr 22, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why not have
Heilman got two innings, and then let Viz or Guz or Patton get the last? Of any game to NOT pitch Carlos Marmol, this was it.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 9:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cotts
You use games like these to see if you can straighten out Cotts. Believe me, I don’t want Cotts anywhere near this team, but if he is going to be here, then you need to do everything possible to either see if you can straighten him out or see if he’s just total crap. The only complaint I had was using Heilman over Patton… its a 5 run lead, fairly comfortable, and I think you can bring in Patton in to try to save Heilman for a more critical situation.
by dmlichte on Apr 22, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have liked to see Patton.
I don’t want the “you have to see if you can straighten Cotts out” to turn into the Howry parade of 2009, that’s all.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats fine
but until Cotts is off this roster, Piniella should take those opportunities to see if he can’t salvage Cotts.
by dmlichte on Apr 22, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
It was the perfect situation to let Cotts redeem himself. Sadly (for me anyway), he failed.
Well, at least he failed according to Lou’s criteria, which I believe were very simple: No walks. Had Lou left Neal in the game after walking Votto, who knows what might have happened? He gets another groundball, the infield turns two and Cotts walks off redeemed. We’ll never know.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cotts
looks like the Karchner of the 21st century.
by Clark Addison on Apr 22, 2009 9:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I must be something in the water in Des Moines
Last year Soto didn’t miss a beat after tearing up the PCL the previous season.
Now it’s Hofpauir.
Jake Fox might be next.
by Clark Addison on Apr 22, 2009 9:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DFA Aramis!!!
omg, when does Jake Fox get his chance?
by dr stabbingworth on Apr 22, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, how old is Jake Fox?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
102
he’s been in the minors for 78 years. Should be no problem!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does he even play a positon yet?
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant on t he field
not in the lineup. :-P
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We love to bash our minor league system...
…however it has produced a number of players on our team. Z, Marmol, Guzman, Soto, Hoffpauir, Riot, Fontenot, Marshall, etc…
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A out-of-town Cubs fan friend called me after the game last night to ask
why Bradley isn’t serving his suspension while he’s “day to day” with the groin pull.
I only got to see the last two innings last night-was it ever addressedy by Len and Bob?
by bluekoolaide on Apr 22, 2009 9:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the reason he isn't "serving" his suspension...
is b/c he is going to appeal b/c he was wronged on that instant. I agree that it would be easy to just take the suspension when you’re out but if you think you’re right then fight it to get it reduced no matter whats going on.
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by mkcubs21 on Apr 22, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been wondering....
why hasn’t Bradley been DL’ed? If the guy isn’t going to be used, why not….let him make sure he heals — and add a usable player to the roster??
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Apr 22, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if they thought it was going
to this long, they would have put him on the DL.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Apr 22, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They may be just waiting for the weather to warm up.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats my thought too
Hard to stay loose in the cold.
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's appealing
It will probably be dropped to one game, and I agree that it would make sense for him to serve his two games now….BUT, if he gets only one game – he only gets docked one games’ pay, not two.
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by DMCub on Apr 22, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I figured it was something like that and, while I can respect that he's taking a
principled position, maybe sometimes you have to set principles aside if it’s in the best interest of your team.
I’ve been a big booster of the Bradley signing but this doesn’t exactly make me feel good about his attitude.
by bluekoolaide on Apr 22, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's likely also getting pressure from the union to appeal
by TC Cubby on Apr 22, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a great point.
I hadn’t seen it mentioned before, but the contact was so incidental the union probably wants the league to reduce for any future similar contact by others.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
I hadn’t considered it but it actually makes a lot of sense.
by bluekoolaide on Apr 22, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this doesn’t exactly make me feel good about his attitude.
because when the umps screw up spectacularly, the players should just sit down and shut up?
No thanks. I want a player who is going to stand up for himself. He’s COMPLETELY justified in appealing, and it’s one of the ways that his attitude is GOOD.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Drew...
I should have realized that even the vaguest criticism of a Cub would set you off.
But, once again, your kneejerk cheerleading has caused you to completely miss the point.
It’s about putting the interests of your team first-why is that so hard to understand?
Sometimes you have to look at the big picture.
by bluekoolaide on Apr 22, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
umm...
The team is supporting Milton. Hendry and Lou have both said that they agree with the decision to appeal…
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody calm down...
we’ll have at least 2 or 3 more times to debate Bradley getting ejected and suspended before the season is over. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
by my estimates
it should be 30 or so
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you may have misplaced a decimal in your calculations somewhere.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he'd drop the appeal
so he can be available for the RedBirds this weekend down there. Now, the appeal may be heard and he may miss that series.
I’d rather him miss the Reds at Wrigley than the Cards in StL.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, in that sense, this is like spring training.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the big picture
is that the umpires SUCK, and need to be controlled.
Bradley has the support of his team, his manager, his GM, the announcers, and just about every Cubs fan out there.
Did you watch the at-bad that led to the suspension? Principles matter. FACTS matter. And there’s nothing kneejerk about that. Bradley is a class act, and we will appreciate what he did for the Cubs for a long time, I think.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"the umpires SUCK, and need to be controlled."
+10000000000000000000000000000000000
Seriously, why does Bud suck so much
by dr stabbingworth on Apr 22, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You also could have mentioned that Dusty...
…would simultaneously devalue walks from his hitters and complain about the walks that his pitchers issued as killing them. I wanted a big hook to appear and yank him away from managing the team. He was aggravating to listen to…He was awful.
I know Cotts has been terrible but why not let him pitch longer? 5 run lead at home it’s near the end of the game and supposedly the wind blowing in? This is one of the things I dislike about Lou, as the doghouse approach is pretty limited. What it means to me is that Lou is not much of a manager, you get players who perform and keep a gun to their head when they screw up enough. He should just replace guys on the roster that he lacks confidence in and keep bringing in guys until he gets lucky and finds one who is hot. (Maybe that’s what he’s doing as another news blurb claims Hendry is searching Iowa for arms.)
Maybe Gregg was hurt or maybe it was too cold for him, but I thought Gregg was the choice—not Marmol. I suppose that’s just Lou showing his genius. Good job, Lou! Last night seemed like a good opportunity to build some confidence in Gregg. Although he pitched Sunday, he hadn’t pitched for a while prior to that. Maybe he is injured. (If Gregg wasn’t available then I apologize to the Dog Catcher.)
by DudeVf11 on Apr 22, 2009 10:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I still think
that the general feeling of the staff is that Marmol needs to work every so often to stay on target.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see your point...
…Maybe Lou and the pitching coach decided before the game that Marmol could use a little work if there was an opportunity? I can understand that to a degree. But I also think that both Cotts and Gregg are the bigger issues in the pen right now and you have to give that priority, ii.e., they have to find out whether they can trust them and the opportunity last night seemed ideal. One of the announcers even commented about the choice of Marmol not being surprising because Lou values winning that first game of the series. After that comment I was disappointed that Big Z wasn’t warming up to pitch the 9th. After all, this is the first game of the series v. the Reds in April 2009—-think what would have happened if Cotts blew this game—another 100 years!
Although I concede some merit to your point I also think Lou should quit stalling and have the Grounds Crew install a trap door on the mound—destination Lou’s Doghouse.
by DudeVf11 on Apr 22, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree about Cotts.
Would’ve liked to see him face one more batter. But I guess I understand that Lou feels he needs to convey a no-tolerance policy when it comes to the base on balls.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm kinda glad
that Harden was done after 6 innings and 92 pitches…No reason to stretch him in that weather. All it would have taken was a walk or a deep count, and he would be over the 100 pitch mark. Just don’t think there was any reason for that.
PLUS, the bottom of the 6th ended up being a pretty long inning anyways, so he would have been in the dugout for a pretty long time in between innings. I know he is a big league pitcher, just don’t see a benefit in that situation.
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 10:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree - with the flow of last night's game, I think 6 IP and 92 pitches was enough.
Wait a minute... who am I here?
by malicedoom on Apr 22, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. I was fine with Harden leaving when he did.
He turned in a solid, quality start.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
again.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, I don't think his last start was a quality one.
He did K the same number of batters, though.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 out of 3 isn't bad.
and if we had scored any runs for him in his last start…and Soriano hadn’t bobbled the ball he might not have been pulled in the 3rd inning.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhhhh yeah.
How could I forget his first start against Milwaukee? 10 Ks! Man, I’m losing track of the season already. And, yeah, fewer foul balls, more runs and better D in that Rockies game could’ve made all the difference.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption
Security guy to cat “Ronnie: you were warned what Ted would do to you if you Woo Wooed at him again. Be grateful he did not turn you into a toad”
"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 Apr 22, 2009 10:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why didn't you say that last night?
We all would have been rolling on the floor laughing.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al!
you’ve seen the bleacher floors! Ew!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they did get cleaned off a little with last night's rain.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was too cold to think last night.
"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 Apr 22, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excuses, Excuses!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Apr 22, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Caption
Adding a new CAT element to the as yet unshaken GOAT Curse?
by cubbie.b.elle.. . on Apr 22, 2009 10:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a nasty looking cat.
The replay of it running on the field made it appear injured before the guard got to it. If some DB tossed it on the field, the Cubs should find the guy and do the same to him from higher up in the grandstand.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the slo-mo
replay that wgn showed going into commercial with cubs logos etc was probably the highlight of the cat coverage for me
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone at the game know exactly where the cat came from?
All I saw was the cat when it was about 50-75’ short of the track in L/CF, heading towards the Cubs ’pen.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dunno, but
I’ve heard/read speculation it came from out of the bleachers.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps dragonsfanatic made it to Wrigley
and released the cat for good luck
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by nji232 on Apr 22, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Northwestern?
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, that was a state school cat all the way.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Harden can stay healthy
and pitch the way he did in his first and third starts then he can be very successful this year. I see him actually winning more than 15 games (which would be a career high) and be a legitimate Cy Young contender this year.
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by Unique on Apr 22, 2009 10:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Harden
He needs to prove he can pitch more than 6 innings. It’s going to be tough, too, because he’s a strikeout pitcher and he throws a lot of pitches, so last night’s 92 pitches in 6 innings is typical. But we can’t have all these starters who leave after 6 and never go 7 or 8. Even if we had a great bullpen, it would put too much stress on them. And from what I’ve seen so far, we have a very average pen (unless Marmol can throw 2 innings every day, which of course he can’t.)
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by danimal15 on Apr 22, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A caller into WSCR just SERIOUSLY said
that he does not believe that Neal Cotts is a problem…Ugh.
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
not everyone has the common sense God gave geese
and it was followed by a caller mentioing the idea of Harden as a closer
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's been brought up here as well
Harden as closer.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right after they trade
for Peavy and Halladay…
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by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
we’re going to let the Padres and Toronto split Vitters…
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he can switch hit
they could each have a piece…
Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Apr 22, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what you get for listening to the Score
At least it isn’t the god-awful afternoon show now.
by dr stabbingworth on Apr 22, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harden
has the most unhittable stuff of any starting pitcher on the Cubs’ staff. (Marmol, as a reliever, is out of the equation.) I don’t recall him being so buff last season. His off season workout routine seems to be paying dividends.
by Clark Addison on Apr 22, 2009 10:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Buff?
This is the same Harden that lost 15 pounds due to illness in the off-season?
Unhittable, sure. Buff, OTOH…
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by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife was ogling over him
It was gross. I’m jealous.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Apr 22, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if anyone mentioned it but D. Lee
hit the ball hard again last night. Would have had a three run homer and a non blustery night.
by Rick B on Apr 22, 2009 11:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought ball was gone off the bat.
The wind really knocked that one down. Into an E7.
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by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought they both were gone
He got under the second one a bit more
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soto probally would have had one too.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
*probably
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember him driving 2 to right; I forget one to left
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Len was saying Soto's drive to the track in right center &
also Hoff’s shot to the track in the same spot “would have gone out on a different day”… Regardless it’s good to see Soto get some decent contact.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah - Soto's coming around
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah Hoffpauir's in particular
really died in the wind. Had he hooked it more down the line it woulda been gone.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm happy to see Soto coming around
Also to see that when he is strugging he is still getting a fair amount of walks.
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by Madison Cub Fan on Apr 22, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so now the wind is on Hoff's side
helping him look better than DLee at the plate
what is next, the pitcher is grooming Hoff and trying to make him look great?
(sarcasm)
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
Hoff just happened to hit his HR to extreme right, that’s all. Lee’s shots were MASSIVE, but the wind hurt them.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea
Hoff had a deep drive to right center knocked down and his HR to right was aided (it would have been a HR without the win IMO)
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree on the HR to right
it was a monster.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was being soooo serious
golly gee willackers peoples
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 22, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess "sarcasm" should have been in bold
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice try Dusty
But the cat’s the wrong color
by eamus-catuli on Apr 22, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Leave Dusty to F-that one up too
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys dont you see it was the ANTI-C*RSE
Dusty in the opposite dugout, a good luck cat (Calico cats are considered good luck by the Japanese and other cultures), the Bartman-esqe flyball that didn’t blow the game, the grounder under Lee that didn’t blow the game…
I take these cubbie-occurances as good omens.
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Calicos on Japanese ships supposedly protect the sailors
Did the moggie run in from RF? Maybe a sign from the heavens that Dome would be all right after his plunking?
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by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it was Dome's Cat
and he sits behind the ivy at Wrigley protecting Fukey… i see a Cubs based Pokemon on the way
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by Andre Fonseca on Apr 22, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
calico cats are always female
or inferttile males
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By George, Mr. Heilman...
…you appear to be generally correct.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Nothing like wearing a "scarlet letter" fur coat if you are a male cat, et?
Imagine this scene: It’s the monthly meeting of new cats in in town at the catacombs of the “Cat ’o Nine Tails” club. A male calico walks in.
Purrty Cat #1: “Hi handsome. Leave the kittens at home tonight?”
Calico cat: “Nope. Don’t have any.”
Purrty Cat #1: “Well, DUH.”
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by Zeke on Apr 22, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I REALLY wonder...
…whether some misguided fan snuck the cat onto the field for precisely that reason. All I know is if we find out Crane Kenney is behind this, heads will roll. (And not cat heads.)
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Winning on a night with a cat and a bartman-type ball
Good things.
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by nji232 on Apr 22, 2009 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
...and the Cubs were clogging the bases
think 7 times, with Dusty in the other dugout chawing on that toothpick.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 22, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His coat was just out of control last night
Seriously Dusty, I know its cold outside, but be a man.
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by nji232 on Apr 22, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he looked like
he was going dog-sledding after the game.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dusty did look
a little ridiculous in his huge jacket.
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by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were you there last night?
Trust me, it was cold. I don’t blame him one bit. He’s not the POTUS for god sakes.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s not the POTUS for god sakes.
Good lord. Was that a possibility? “Now, Dmitri… no clogging the nuclear launch sites…”
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry that was over my head haha.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For shame
Go and rent “Dr. Strangelove” now. You’ve got time to watch it before the game.
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by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've heard good things.
Damn work!
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by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1964
for getting the reference…:D
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll add it to the list of movies I haven't seen
Because when it comes to sports, we die harder than Bruce Willis.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Go Green! Go White! GO STATE!
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by Zeke on Apr 22, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't there, but that coat was ridiculous
Put on layers if you want, I’m not saying everybody has to be like Rich Harden and wear no sleeves. A huge black MLB skiing coat is a little over the top IMO.
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by nji232 on Apr 22, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I didn't see a black coat.
But I was bundled up like a little pu—(cat that ran on the field).
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was ready for
an avalanche.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screen shots here:
Oriole by nurture. Cub by marriage.
by wax eagle on Apr 22, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep that's what I looked like haha.
But after opening day I was taking NO chances.
I give him negative points for taking it off before going onto the field. If you’re going to be a girl about it (like me), at least own it.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Apr 22, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
technically
he’s not allowed to wear anything not approved by MLB on the field.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It had an MLB logo", I reminded myself . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Apr 22, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does
my totally non-official Fukudome G-string, I told myself on the other hand.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
::considers the ramifactions of posting a pic::
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the love of what ever you hold holy
Please, don’t.
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't even know this...
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by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brain bleach!
STAT
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ask and you shall receive
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by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't you
judge usme! Us!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else up for a movie?
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Image denied.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
curses.
I was a photo of that movie “That Darn Cat”. But alas, I’ve been PWND.
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by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad that I remember this flick
Hayley Mills FTW
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Apr 22, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ripe for Photoshopping, if a bit small.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curious: Al, when did you realize you saw the first Micah v. Micah matchup in baseball history?
by Fraggin Judge on Apr 22, 2009 11:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
During the game.
There have been only four Micah’s in baseball history. Three of them are playing now. Micah Hoffpauir has never faced Micah Bowie, and Bowie has never faced Owings.
Thus, it has to be the first.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theriot, Ramirez, Soriano
So far our offensive backbone
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Apr 22, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and Hoffpauer
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Apr 22, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um
and Dome.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Miles.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey now...
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gathright
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't contradict
myself.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Cotts.
Oh… you mean offense like scoring… not offensive. :-P
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"offensive backbone" was left open to your own interpretation.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
by LAcarl519 on Apr 22, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is too big to post and i'm sure most of you have seen it
but From the Mind of Dusty Baker:
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yikes.
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn that
Dollar Store!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The question is if the restaurant and the cat hospital share a back door.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BINGO!
and I wonder if they get a discount if their wholesaler doesn’t have to ship.
by Great Odin's Raven on Apr 22, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that the place on Irving Park Road?
If so, I think we used to take our cats there.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I think it is.
South side, west of California?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 22, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, that sounds about right.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amazing.
One little cat shows up on the field and you guys get chattier than you’ve been in weeks.
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by Al on Apr 22, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
'Twas a vicious, man-eater!
It had giant teeth, and claws!
"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 Apr 22, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
look at the BONES!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I warrrned ya!!
"Respect" ~ Ryne Sandberg
by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And...
It sounds like the cat is fine
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was no ID on the cat, so its name is unknown. A Wrigley groundskeeper said it should be named “Ozzie,” after White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who claims to have seen giant rats in Wrigley Field.
hee-hee-hee!
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by drewishdrewid on Apr 22, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thought that was hilarious too!
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
giggles
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see the club employees
get in on the whole northside-southside rivalry.
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by gwood on Apr 22, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'd like to have that cat
she’s a beauty; and a good luck charm to boot…
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's one in a million cats
"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 Apr 22, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go claim her...
Article said they were waiting… at least you could inquire.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But that would make it Aaron Heilman's cat.
Isn’t that a conflict of interest?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 22, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now this is True.
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by Fishbone2 on Apr 22, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go for it
I love when people adopt from shelters. So many animals need good homes.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i already have two rescue cats
and two rescue dogs..
by brian custer on Apr 22, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've done some rescue work
Adopting good dogs from high kill shelters and helping them find loving homes.
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by halfblindcubbiegirl on Apr 22, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs