Cub fan rant
by Papa zoo zoo on Apr 27, 2009 1:59 PM CDT
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I have been a Cubs fan for over 60 years, so I think I am entited to rant a bit. I think Jim Hendry, who has made some good trades and signings in the past, has destroyed this team. He traded Jason M for a pitcher who he later released, He did this free up monies to sign Milton B. who is a cancer that will help to defeat this years chances. He signed a closer who I don't think can close. He traded Da Rosa and does not have a everyday second baseman. There is no middle relief in this bullpen. To improve over last year all he needed to do was get some middle relief and maybe a left handed power bat. To me Wood and DaRosa look pretty good in light of the recent injuties. Thanks for letting me unload.
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Greg Maddux could put a baseball through a Life Saver if you asked him. ~ Joe Morgan
by Sioux City Cubs Fan on Apr 27, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, no.
Not another post that would have been fine as a comment under several other posts. There’s nothing really new here.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Apr 27, 2009 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, as long as you feel better...
….we feel better.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well 3 things
at least your space bar works, at least u were around the last time we went to the world series, and who is this DaRosa character you speak of?
by Eric16 on Apr 27, 2009 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DA
ROSA!
"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 27, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hears DaRosa learned everything he knows from Ditka.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean...... DA
Coach.
"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"
by HIGGY on Apr 27, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How've you been Higgy?
Haven’t seen you around much. Any chance of you pitching some BP this season?
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
imagine
if DA ROSA had played for DA BEARS.
"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 27, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or DA BULLS.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Apr 27, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Da Hawks
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 27, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, no
that’s Ted Lilly.
"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 27, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ditka, Ditka, Polish Sausage....
Greg Maddux could put a baseball through a Life Saver if you asked him. ~ Joe Morgan
by Sioux City Cubs Fan on Apr 27, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you know that we would be 13-4 if we hadn't traded Mark DeRosa?
True Fact!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 27, 2009 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And if we had kept Wood, we would be 19-0 right now.
(Ted Lilly would have made it happen.)
How long should we give sig lines at the bottom of the comments?
Bradley watch -- out 7 games of 17
by znohitter on Apr 27, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wrong
we would be 38-0 with Wood, DeRosa and Marquis. just having them allows us to count each win as two
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 27, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they would have made sure the cat on Wrigley Field was treated humanely...
… helped 5,000 old ladies cross the street safely after the game, and cooked the postgame spread themselves.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Apr 27, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Bud Selig would have repealed the DH.
And gotten a hearing aid. And a decent haircut.
How long should we give sig lines at the bottom of the comments?
Bradley watch -- out 7 games of 17
by znohitter on Apr 27, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and home field in the WS would not be based on the ASG
but strictly who has the best record
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 27, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
IMPOSSIBLE!
"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 27, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes you have to wonder
if posts like this are serious or just made up to elicit a reaction.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Apr 27, 2009 3:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wondered that myself.
but the poster has actually made a comment in another thread.
"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 27, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take it easy guys...
He’s. Welcome to Bleed Cubbie Blue papa zoo zoo. It’s great here, but people usually aren’t to happy with these kinds of posts. Don’t worry, you’ll get into the flow of things.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Apr 27, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's what?
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's read Al's post on
how to title a fanpost. He stated it was a rant and I could have moved passed it. I did a few times, but like many things in life (car crashes, nudity, ugly nudity, etc.) I had to look.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
He’s new.
"Check the magic of a winning season and there are always reasons beyond the talent." Ned Colleti
by wrigleyrocker12 on Apr 27, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder why Hendry is a GM not the endless line of
posters who are blasting his every move this season. The man has made moves we all wondered about (Edmonds last season for perfect example) and people want to write Hendry and the 2009 season off on April 27? AUGH! Call me crazy, but I will write this season off when we are eliminated. Until then, i might bitch at times, but I am sticking with Hendry. I have faith Hendry will make a move or three, he always does.
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 27, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If my comments above aren't clear.
Hendry is at fault for the outfield and bullpen issues. However, I agree (budget willing) he will find a way to make moves to correct this problem.
He has made good moves and likes the big splash. Personally, I prefer younger high upside guys rather than the 30+ year old proven player.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in theory
we should be building those from within our own system…
"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 27, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with both
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 27, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
very true
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty lame for a #3000 comment
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, congrats!
Now just 17,000 more and you can join Drew and I in the inner-sanctum.
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by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard about your meetings and I'm not into that
kind of stuff. Thanks anyway.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't like cake?
who doesn’t like cake?
"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 27, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we did it!
so can you! We have cake!
"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 27, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cake? Is that a euphamism?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
we really have cake.
"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 27, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Paul Simon there too?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 28, 2009 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not last time I checked.
let me ask Carrie Fisher. Yo, CARRIE!
"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 28, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am closing in
just about 15500 to go
need more posts where everyone rants and it becomes comic relief
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 27, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just ask your buddy Sean to write another Fanpost.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
easy there
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 28, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I prefer younger high upside guys rather than the 30+ year old proven player.
T… WSS.
How long should we give sig lines at the bottom of the comments?
Bradley watch -- out 7 games of 17
by znohitter on Apr 27, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FTW...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Apr 27, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you Hendry's illegitimate kid?
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
by Clutche on Apr 27, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that was KOW?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's just his neighbor.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
by dat cubfan daver on Apr 27, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what she says, you better call her and confirm.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Apr 27, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if so he needs to pay up
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 27, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the future, please use the official form
Your post should look like this:
How long should the Cubs give Hendry as GM?
Alright, while I personally don’t think Hendry will ever have much of a significant career in the Majors, I am willing to give him some time to produce as the type of GM the Cubs imagined him to be. I’ve stated here before why I don’t think Hendry will ever live up to most fans expectations at the front office, and that is his god awful terrible trades, which doesn’t allow him to field a decent team, and when he does make a decent trade, it’s nothing but an anomoly ([YOU NEED A FAMOUS PERSON TO AGREE WITH YOU] said basically word for word the same thing, on last nights game – so, to whoever said they wouldn’t listen to me because I don’t have a “trained eye”, do you think [FAMOUS PERSON WHO AGREES WITH ME] has a trained eye?).
Anyway, having said that, I think that maybe if he is still struggling after this week, he needs to be moved to assistant GM at the very least and maybe even fired. I would put [YOU NEEDA PROPOSED REPLACEMENT GM] in as GM, who I have much more confidence in and I imagine Lou would too, who could shake things up and would be a good [ANOTHER TALENT OF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT] as well.
Not at all saying this after one game and is in no way a knee jerk reaction, but even the staunchest Hendry fan must admit his struggles in the 2nd half last year and it’s due to other GMs making the adjustment to him and so far what Ive seen from him in the free agent acquisitions and today, I don’t see any signs of him making an adjustment as his trades looks exactly the same as last year.
Who would you put in as GM if Hendry continues his struggles in the front office?
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Apr 27, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And don't forget the unwritten rules
Spend no less than five hours a day reading BCB. That way you can insure that you don’t repeat anything that has been written in the past week. Use no less than five search engines as a backup.
If at any time you get frustrated by thinking there are more posts about posting, posting content, posting etiquette, etc., start over from the beginning.
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
by davidalanu on Apr 27, 2009 5:15 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
And, for the love of God, don't reply to your own posts and
learn how to use the friggin’ reply button!!!!!
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
by davidalanu on Apr 27, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And don't forget
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Apr 27, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's awesome.
"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 27, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry in advance Al
I been a reader of yours for years. I love the daily front page game threads and recaps. I also enjoy Josh’s minor league report. Besides that this site is quickly turning into a cubs message board. It’s getting overrun more and more everyday.
I didn't get the players I wanted in the offseason!! Hopefully I get what I want in the Regular Season---The World Series Trophy!! Go Cubbies!!
by cubsluver22 on Apr 27, 2009 5:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you can just look at the front page posts if you like
your complaint about the site “turning into a cubs message board” doesn’t really make sense. that’s kind of the point of the SBN format – the front page is for content written by or approved by the site’s owner(s) (Al in this case), while the sidebar is for content written by individuals with little to no moderation by the site. just look at the front page stuff if the sidebar is too much noise for you.
you pick where to click.
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Apr 27, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps we need "the fairness doctrine" for BCB.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 27, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree a little....
Fanpost are for well thought out, new, and related subjects or thought out ideas/opinions. Not 1 liners from every member of the blog stating “Milton Bradley isn’t good” or “Ryan Theriot can’t play defense”. That’s message board material or better suited for a comment under a related thread in my opinion.
There are alot of long-time AL Yellon followers here that thoroughly enjoy the daily read. Problem is the abundance of non-sense post are over-taking the well thought out ones. It’s not hard to sift through 1 or 2 but its slowly became more and more and more. I respect your stance but hope you understand my point too. This is a pretty large community of fans here that enjoy and respect good related posts.
I didn't get the players I wanted in the offseason!! Hopefully I get what I want in the Regular Season---The World Series Trophy!! Go Cubbies!!
by cubsluver22 on Apr 27, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
wurd
the pink hat guy is my father
by joeschmitt on Apr 27, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's right.
I don’t want to discourage people from posting. But FanPosts are supposed to be for thinking pieces — in other words, take up a position or put something forward that hasn’t been discussed recently and back up your position.
I think I’ll have to post a reminder again soon.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Apr 27, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO MORE!
30 posts on how and what to post is enough. Just accept that this site is now the new cubs.com message board.
by tizzle on Apr 27, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ummm
it’s Al’s board. As in, he owns it. He can do what he wants, in a way that none of the rest of us can.
"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 27, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm
going to go ahead and pretend that your kidding. All the recent posts on this site have proved that BCB is becoming nothing more than a horrible message board for incredibly less than intelligent people.
I just can’t look away anymore, I used to come to this site to read good conversation. Now it’s just to see the train wreck.
by tizzle on Apr 27, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kidding about it being Al's board?
if he wanted to, he could delete every post that comes up. If he sees fit to make another post about what’s appropriate to write here, that’s his preogative – and no one else’s.
He choses, for the most part, to not do that. But that doesn’t make this any less his board. It’s his. We get to use it because he lets 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 27, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which again begs the question, Chief:
Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
by dat cubfan daver on Apr 28, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you
are definetly one of the reasons I still come here. Your comments are always good for a laugh.
by tizzle on Apr 28, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, thanks.
I guess that makes me part of the problem, but so be it.
I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.
by dat cubfan daver on Apr 28, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Apr 28, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish that all the Cubs fans who are on the ledge in effing April would just jump off already.
by thekevinoriecurse on Apr 27, 2009 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
I didn't get the players I wanted in the offseason!! Hopefully I get what I want in the Regular Season---The World Series Trophy!! Go Cubbies!!
by cubsluver22 on Apr 27, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Channeling ol' Colonel Jessup...
I Don’t Give a Damn What You Think You’re Entitled To!
Free Ronny Cedeno
by Kansas25 on Apr 27, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Please, save the taxpayers some money
AND JUST JUMP NOW; 10 floors or higher please.
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
by blackhawk24 on Apr 28, 2009 5:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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