A FEW THOUGHTS.....
by Comfortably Numb on Jun 29, 2009 4:26 AM CDT
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Why do I think with 5 games left and the Cubs 6 games out of first all the 'experts" at the major networks will still be predicting the Cubs to win the division......Can we also send a memo to local media and let them know Hendry's hands aren't tied by the ownership issue, but his mismanaging close to 140 MILLION dollars.....Isn't it odd that all the off-season moves were geared towards getting more left-handed, but our best left handed hitter can't even get consistent at bats(Hoffpauir).....Kudos to Bob Brenley for continuing to call out players for obvious lack of effort mistakes.....Whenever the Pinella era ends do you turn to Trammel, Sandberg, or Brenley....I'm not going to bore you even more with "this would be my batting order if I was manager", but wouldn't you take Bradely out of the 3 hole to try and take a little pressure off him.....
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Bob Brenly
should come out of the booth right now and manage the Cubs.
Im sure he'll be a genious w/o Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling
Why is everyone so eager for this guy to manage?
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Remember Byung-Yung Kim
After Kim blew the save in game 4 tof the 2001 World Series throwing a lot of pitches, Brenly brought him back to save game 5. Kim promptly blew the save in that game as well. I don’t think much of Brenly as a manager. The Big Unit and Schilling got Brenly that ring.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
+1
Just because he’s been a voice of reason during a trying time doesn’t mean he’ll suddenly be a great manager. I’d rather not go to yet another retread.
There has to be someone out there, either currently on a staff, or in the minors that is actually considered a bright young mind
by WanderingWanderer on Jun 29, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Bradley will turn it around
his OBP is still a respectable .351
And thank you for not presenting your proposed lineup. WAY too many people do that around here….
we should bat
Dat Cubfan Daver first
Shanghai Badger in the 2-hole
Al third
Worf fourth
I’ll bat fifth
SWL sixth
Sue 7th
Allie 8th
and Ted Lilly bats NINTH AGAIN.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
you're a utility man
off the bench! When Worf goes down with a cramp in his brain, you’re right in there!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I thrive in that roll, I'll be first to the Cage, and last to the parking lot
Albert Pujols for Cubs Starting 1B in 2012
Can I be the batboy?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jun 29, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll take one for the team.
I’ll bat ninth. Ted can have my #3 slot.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Drew, Drew, Drew
The same person can’t bat 3X in the lineup.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 29, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Mark DeRosa can!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 29, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
it's the bullpen for you
lad…
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow, you batted me leadoff!
Dude, I don’t know what to say…I’m totally honored. I thank you, my thank yous thank you, my thanks yous’ thank yous thank you. I promise to see a lot of posts before I type, keep up my decent on-point percentage and NOT get picked off by the Fanpost police when I reach base.
Incidentally, I took about 20 to 30 swings in a batting cage last week. And for a guy who hadn’t swung a bat against anything even resembling live pitching in at least 20 years, I did pretty damn good. I only whiffed on two or three pitches, fouled a bunch off and had some really solid contact on a bunch.
OK, OK…so I was in the “slow” cage, but there are few things more satisfying than that feeling of catching the ball on the sweet part of the bat. The only downside was I wasn’t wearing batting gloves so I ripped the inner part of my left thumb to pieces, and I also have an odd round, dark-reddish circle on the lower right quadrant of my left palm. But it was all worth it. I may try to find some local cages and make it a regualr activity. Pretty good exercise.
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.
I batted
in the 40mph cage a few weeks ago. Problem is, they’re aimed at the strike zone for a midget.
I may go to the 55mph one next week.
Where you been, homeslice?
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Went up to Door County with my family last week.
I made some cursory efforts to get online while up there, but I eventually gave in to full vacation slackerdom. It also didn’t help that the Cubs lost four of the seven games they played while we were there. I actually kinda reverted to being a BCB lurker – read Al’s recap posts and a few of the comments but that was about it.
The Decepticon I faced in the batting cage seemed to vary the pitches from low to high. One of my whiffs was on some ridiculously high heat (and I use the word “heat” loosely). Corey Patterson, all is forgiven! I couldn’t lay off either!
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.
Welcome back to the jungle.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jun 29, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Hope for 2007 Second Half Repeat
The 2007 Cubs were only 33-39 after 72 games, two games behind the pace of the 2009 club. 85 wins might be enough to win the division this season as it was in 2007. The Cubs have got to play more spirited baseball from here on out.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
How many times have I asked people NOT to title posts like this???
Please. Arrange your idea so that it has a theme, ONE thing people can discuss, not just some random ideas titled “a few thoughts”.
This post should have been a comment or three under other posts.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Suggestion . . .
You probably don’t want to be this heavy-handed, but if it continues, close comments and explain why.
If the poster wants to try again, they can.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 29, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather NOT be so heavy handed.
I’m going to make another request in this afternoon’s game preview for people to read the “posting tips and suggestions” links on the right sidebar.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Understood
But WMHG is right — I think you’re essentially going to be banging your head on this one.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 29, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm gonna keep trying, though.
Maybe some of it will get through.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I did see
that you deleted some of the less… profound posts from last night. :D
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Thanks. Keep your keyboard warm, more to follow.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jun 29, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep your powder dry and your keyboard warm.
Or something like that.
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.
Al, you asking a lot of this crew to remember something you said less than five minutes
ago. Listening is a skill that few have shown a penchant for these days. I don’t understand why they continue to do this, it really makes no sense at all. I guess it’s ego or something or just wanting to restart a previous discusion. Good luck on getting folks to stop doing this.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jun 29, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
You've probably asked comfortably numb multiple times.
IIRC, he titles almost every one of his Fanposts “A FEW THOUGHTS…” I’m guessing if you traced his IP address, you’d find him on the dark side of the moon.
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.
Here is one thought
How’s about trying a new title on for size. Not trying to be mean here, but you’ve used the whole “A Few Thoughts” title 5 or 6 times.
Oh and second on keeping your lineup to yourself.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
I'm beginning to wonder if Comfortably Numb
is Dave Barry’s user name.
"You have to have short-term memory, no matter who you are in this game. There's always tomorrow." ~Derrek Lee
maybe he/she should just change their user name to Jack Handey and get it over with
I know, I know, SNL was Deep Thoughts, not Few Thoughts. But my expectation of meaningful content is about the same whenever I see that title.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
If trees could scream,
I bet we’d be less cavalier about cutting them down.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 29, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
And to finish that line...
“We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason”
Free Ronny Cedeno
Fear can sometimes be a useful emotion.
For instance, let’s say you’re an astronaut on the moon and you fear that your partner has been turned into Dracula. The next time he goes out for the moon pieces, wham!, you just slam the door behind him and blast off.
He might call you on the radio and say he’s not Dracula, but you just say, “Think again, bat man.”
"You have to have short-term memory, no matter who you are in this game. There's always tomorrow." ~Derrek Lee
Ah, yes
I knew I’d forgotten something
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jun 29, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
A funny thing to do is,
if you’re out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you’re going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that you got bit by a snake. Then start an argument with him about who’s going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That’s why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take
my little nephew to DisneyLand, but instead I drove him to an old
burned-out warehouse. “Oh, no,” I said, “DisneyLand burned down.” He
cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty
good joke. I started to drive over to the real DisneyLand, but it was
getting pretty late.
See ya
Ballgame…again.
by krummy12 on Jun 18, 2009 3:57 PM EDT [down 3-1 in the SEVENTH INNING vs. Sox -- Cubs win 6-5 in the 9th]
Nice
And the fool’s gold lasts approximately 23 hours. Not a good team. Not even close.
by krummy12 on Jun 19, 2009 4:25 PM EDT [down 6-0 in the THIRD INNING vs. Cle - Cubs win 8-7 in the 10th]
6 games out of first???
You must be referring to one of the Cub’s minor league affiliates, because the Chicago Cubs are 3.5 back and only 2 back in the loss column. I know this is just a rant, but even a rant should not start with such an obvious error.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jun 29, 2009 11:57 AM CDT reply actions
there's also
a lot more than 5 games left.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
boy
I missed my birthday and everything. :P
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
If you can remember this summer...
…you weren’t really there.
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.
I'm convinced
these posts are made while one is under the influence. I find it unusual that someone would create a fanpost and then never return to engage in discussion related to that post. Its almost like they drop by BCB, vomit on the sidewalk, and then stagger home – only to wake up without any memory of the visit.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
there were three
yesterday that HAD to be drunk posting…
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. When they play over their heads, and when they play under the gutter. When they win the division, and then get swept in the division series. When they get no-hitters and when they blow no-hitters. And some day, when they go all the way and get those rings. This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jun 29, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
This is actually Comfortably Numb's MO
He has these FanPosts (all titled exactly the same) about every month, and does not participate in them or in any other threads for the most part.
Free Ronny Cedeno
There is no pain...
…you are receding…a distant ship’s smoke on the horizon…you are only coming through in waves…
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.
There should be a post named "Just a few ideas for titles of blogs."
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
Quick question...
…whats going to be different about this organization when the Piniella era ends?
Do you actually think a lot will change as long the people above him are still running the baseball operatoins?
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
That's why new ownership needs to boot Hendry too.
I’m not an expert when it comes to scouts, etc. but JH has severely downgraded this team from last year.
"I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." - Dick Butkus
"Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I’ve seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" - Homer
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