Cubs vs Star Wars

by Andre Fonseca on Jun 1, 2009 1:47 PM CDT

I need help completeing this thought (http://twitter.com/TorturedFanBase) from http://twitter.com/nearlynextyear on an off day:

The Cast:

Yoda = Sweet Lou: English not always so great, but great knowledge within is held

Chewbacca= Z or D.Lee: Z has the temper and probably does a better wookie yell, but D.Lee matches better on the height and wingspan

Han Solo= Demp: witty commentary and swinging single dude

R2D2= Gatorade Machine

C3PO= probably the mysterious pitching machine 'the Fuzz'

Ewoks = sorry Theriot and Fonty but you both came from the same planet and you fit the height requirements

Jar-Jar= Carlos Marmol just for the ears

Princess Leia= intrepid investigative reporter Sarah Spain

Lando Carlissian= Milton 'works every time' Bradley

Skywalker = Leaning towards Soto, but could be K Wood after the CLE series

Sam Zell= Jabba the Hutt

Tony La Russa= Count Duku

Darth Vader = Joe Torre

Emporer Palpatine= Bud Selig

Some other notable suggestions from twitter-ville:

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Selig and Palpatine are truly doppelgangers

Definitive Answers to Impossible Questions What baseball team did A. Lincoln support?

by Andre Fonseca on Jun 1, 2009 1:55 PM CDT reply actions

LOL!

The sun will shine in '69

by gaclaudy on Jun 1, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

I shall find my new apprentice and he will be all-pwerful. As am I!

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jun 1, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Joe Torre and Darth Vader?

No way.

by elgato on Jun 1, 2009 2:07 PM CDT reply actions

he did command the evil empire for years

you have to admit the resemblance in the eyes

Definitive Answers to Impossible Questions What baseball team did A. Lincoln support?

by Andre Fonseca on Jun 1, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

but he's not Lord Vader

vis a vis the Cubs. Not enough history.

by elgato on Jun 2, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

Ummm...Demp is married

He would make a good Han Solo. But if you want a swinging single dude for the part, look elsewhere.

Actually, Koyie Hill might make a good Han Solo. His reconstructed hand looks a lot like Han’s fingers sticking out of that frozen rock slab thingy.

And since the prequels revealed how non-mysteriously important the midichlorians are to the Force and the whole plot…Ted Lilly as the midicholorians!

Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"

by cubzfan on Jun 1, 2009 2:24 PM CDT reply actions

My thoughts

Zambrano is Chewbacca because of size and temper.
That said, Soto is Solo because of the name and the popularity with the ladies.
Fontenot- R2D2. The image of Chewie pounding on R2D2 also makes me laugh.
Larry Rothschild-C3P0: always giving advice that no one listens to.
Kevin Gregg- Stormtrooper because of the goggles.
Reid Johnson- Lobot from Cloud City, obviously due to the hairstyle.
Pujols is Vader. No doubt about it.
Hoffpauir would have to be Luke… the apprentice 1B.
HWSNBN is Jar Jar, because all the fans hate him!

Way back... outta here!!!

by Chubby Hugs on Jun 1, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions

One more thing

Prince Fielder is Jabba the Hutt and Ryan Braun is his little sidekick Salacius B. Crum.

Way back... outta here!!!

by Chubby Hugs on Jun 1, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions

HWSNBN

“Woo- Mesa gettin’ very very scared! Woo”

Definitive Answers to Impossible Questions What baseball team did A. Lincoln support?

by Andre Fonseca on Jun 1, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions

That knucklehead was in my

section for about half an hour on Saturday. Taking pictures, being in the way, making annoying sounds and just pretty much being an all around nuisance. Who keeps giving this guys tickets anyway?

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

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 1, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Aint he a dream?

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jun 1, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't know if Soto can be Solo.

You have to cast that role with someone you know will make it to the end of the movie.

Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton

by KaliCub on Jun 1, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions

if Fontenot- R2D2

then Theriot should be C3PO, got to keep the LSU brothers together

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 Jun 1, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions

Not sure about STAR WARS

but I think Lilly could be THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK all by himself.

"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 Jun 1, 2009 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

The Empire Strikes Out

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 1, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions

The cape

has to make it hard to go through a full windup. Maybe he is the closer and just pitches out of the stretch…

Way back... outta here!!!

by Chubby Hugs on Jun 1, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

He's a farkin' SITH LORD! He doesn't have to wind up.

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

by santoswoodenlegs on Jun 1, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Can we pick this guy up- he looks intimidating

Way back... outta here!!!

by Chubby Hugs on Jun 1, 2009 3:23 PM CDT reply actions

I'm pretty sure

the Dark Lord of the Sith must have balked there.

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on Jun 1, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions

You gonna call

him on it??

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

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 1, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll let

CB Bucknor do it.

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on Jun 1, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Prolly a

wise choice.

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

by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jun 1, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

So this is the "mom's basement" thread?

Got it.

by kanderber on Jun 1, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions

Join us...

and together we can rule the basement as father and son!!!

Way back... outta here!!!

by Chubby Hugs on Jun 1, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions

haha...

That actually made me laugh out loud….

by CubsWin!Oregon on Jun 1, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmm

Han Solo – Soriano – Cocky, unpredictable, is frozen in carbonite (massive slumps) for a long period of time.

Luke Skywalker – Theriot – a young man who is plucked from a life on the farm for something greater.

Chewbacca – DLee – Quiet, loyal sidekick that can steal the show when he wants

Lando – Milton Bradley – Lando is introduced halfway through the Emipre Strikes Back and makes a significant contribution to the film. Lets hope Milton does the same for the second half of the season.

Obi Wan – Aramis Ramirez – Always there to save the day, whether it be Miller Park or the Death Star.

Yoda – Sweet Lou

by PieFan08 on Jun 1, 2009 7:07 PM CDT reply actions

OK, I gotta admit...

…Soriano as Han Solo does make sense – especially given the “frozen in carbonite” factor. If Felix Pie were still around, I’d say he could be Chewie.

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by daver on Jun 2, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Jun 1, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions

Boba fett

Fukudome- exciting character with lots of cool tools that is rarely seen doing much with em

Hector Villanueva ate himself out of the big leagues, He was a Big Big leaguer

by Adam Uhlhorn on Jun 2, 2009 12:42 AM CDT reply actions

Major Derlin (John Ratzenberger-cliff from cheers)

David Patton- for the oh yeah I though I saw that guy

Hector Villanueva ate himself out of the big leagues, He was a Big Big leaguer

by Adam Uhlhorn on Jun 2, 2009 12:48 AM CDT reply actions

Millennium Falcon = Wrigley Field

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by daver on Jun 2, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions