Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 7/11, 3:10 CT
by Al Yellon on Jul 11, 2009 4:15 PM CDT
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Bradley finding interesting ways to get on base
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
I didnt think he was arguing
looked like he didnt know where the ball was.
Should we post a jump?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions
shake and bake did
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't see it, so I just posted one too.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Am I the only
One who failed to see where Bradley was arguing?
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
probably
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Again
He was looking at his bat and walking to the dugout. He didn’t speak and didn’t look at the umpire. Just because the announcers say so doesn’t make it so.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Fox appears to be making things up, as usual.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Especially THESE TV announcers
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Lazily walking back to the dugout
But not arguing.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Mcarvers an idiot
He didn’t show one sign of arguing the call…mcarvers trying to manufacture bullshit!!
Is McCarver a Cardinals fan, or does he just not like the Cubs?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He played for the Cardinals
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
If that's the case, he should like the Cubs more than the Cardinals.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Why hasn't...
’McCarver" yet replaced “idiot” as the most common word used in the English language to call someone stupid?
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like where your head's at.
I say we start that trend.
“Man, Soriano is such a McCarver for dropping the fly ball”.
Has a nice ring to it.
Agreed.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Or a thesaurus
Idiot, gomer, MORAN!! lol
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
He indeed is!
Love that picture
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
And the Tony LaRussa adoration continues
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Tomorrow...
they’re going to overlay a crown and scepter on TLR and refer to him as “your highness”.
I’m only sort of kidding. Because if it happened, I wouldn’t be surprised.
good base running
also a good play by the cardinals outfield backing up.
If this keeps up...
pretty soon he’ll be getting real live basehits and stuff.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
that last play probably had him thinking about the importance of heads up play
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
by shake n bake on Jul 11, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
i can't see it
would a good throw have gotten him?
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
a perfect throw
would have, i think. but molina wasn’t even close.
would have been close
would have been a great play by Molina. Probably worth the chance there.
thanks
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
nevermind
first pitch double play
ugggh
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
No
Did it look like Edward Scissorhands?
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Literally had dozens...
Of little pins holding everything together.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't see TWIB.
What exactly happened?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Long story short...
Koyie sawed off or partially sawed off 4 of his fingers in a sawing accident last year. They re-attached the fingers around the grip of a baseball, and now he’s playing today.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
When he got it caught in a table saw a year or so ago
Cut off his thumb and 3 or 4 of his other fingers…throwing hand
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
GIDP
Come on.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
that's a killer.
should’ve bunted.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
still would've only had one out.
could’ve tried the squeeze. that had double play written all over it.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
worst case, you get dome up with runners in scoring position.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Why not?
Lilly did.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I was commenting on Lilly
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, my bad....
I thought you were commenting on buckmulligan’s comment, which doesn’t make sense since you would have put it as a reply.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Please, no GIDP with a guy on first!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions
Bunted one guy too late.
McCarver must be unbearable right now. How long is FOX going to let him do PR for the Cardinals?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
buck is worse in my opinion.
that guy’s been a die hard cardinal fan all his life. plus, he’s incredibly lame.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
He is (thankfully) doing the Yankees-Angels game
So he can’t show national TV how much he wants to be the next St. Louis color commentator.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry kiddo, but I'm listening to him do the Cubs game
And Buck is the absolute worst PxP announcer in the business.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Sorry, got confused.
Someone who sounds like him (possibly Dick Stockton) is doing the Yankees-Angels game.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
huh?
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, Joe Buck is worse.
I don’t know how FOX can let him do Cardinals games for the national broadcast. And when the Cards were in the Series. That was ridiculous.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't remember that.
Was it like a Cardinals home broadcast?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
When we score early
we seem to sit around and hope to hold it. Not good. We miss Soto.
just thinking how we missed soto.
monday are line up was so much better.
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 11, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
well
that went from sugar to shit in a hurry
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 11, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions
man, this announcer sounds like he's doing a high school game.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
Boom, goes the dynamite!
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
We hit the trifecta today.
Joe Buck
Tim McCarver
Angel Hernandez
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions
Ken's delivery is horrible
but he’s well-connected and usually reports truths.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Bad news...
you’ll get Pat and Jackass instead.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
The only one who's not on that list
is Bruce Froemming.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
True
He’s a class act, and a great ump.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas agrees.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
What's worse
FOX announcers or Jud Sirott-and Ken Rosenthal just said the Cubs placed a claim on Coste yesterday but Astros got him b/c they were lower in the standings?
Oh Baby!
by cubswgnrocks on Jul 11, 2009 4:31 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Rosenthal is correct...
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Sirott/Fox
Cubs catching depth isn’t my problem. Listening to clown announcers is.
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Outside strike, but I'll take it!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions
Why is that ad
behind homeplate green when they show a closeup of the batter but when they show the ad from far away it does show the ad?
their digital crew isn't that good
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
It's a digital green screen ad...
the close up camera must not be hooked up to the computer feed.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice 1-2-3 inning from Lilly!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions
LOL.....I thought I was the only one that heard that
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that really how Buck or McCarver pronounced his name?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Dave Campbell
comparing the Cardinals’ PR guy to Baghdad Bob.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
you can buy it...you can grow it -- buck
are they talking about facial hair or WEED???
Somewhere Soto's ear's perked up.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for the mustache update, Ken Rosenthal....
best in the business, yep.
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Makes me glad I can't see the game...
kind of…
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
How close?
Sirott can’t describe a stick figure
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Lol...
Closer than you’d expect a double off the wall to be. But he was in about a second before the tag.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee
almost had a Cedeno moment.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
I think DLee knew what he was doing. He knew not to do that. The announcers were being idiots.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
I think he knew what to do
But he slid kind of hard.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Come on Rami!
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
Why did our "fast" SS not score on that double?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
Bc he had to hold up to make sure it wasn't caught
And rasmus made a good play, wiseguy…lol
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
they are going to walk Rami
they have to i think
Nice play, DLEE!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
When I saw that pitch hang
and the cut DLee put on it, I thought it was goneeee
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
As
did I
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
see we have been missing this. get a runner home from third with one out.
little things like that go a long way. Aramis is great at those even if he is only 85%
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 11, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
good job by Rami
think he realized they werent throwing him much, and got a pitch and got the run in.
Another pitch low and outside and he didn't swing. Good. 1-1.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
soriano hit straight ball verrry good
by 12to23to17 on Jul 11, 2009 4:39 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
by shake n bake on Jul 11, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Sori
Yay1
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Soriano
with an actual RBI!
Stunning.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
Imaginary RBI?
Could be like imaginary numbers (don’t get me started on how much I hate those).
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I can only imagine.
Wait, nevermind that was bad.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
RBI single from Soriano!
Take that, Buck/McCarver!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
Why do announcers
regurgitate the same stuff over and over? They come late to the party and then won’t leave when everyone else is trying to go to bed. Is there anyone out there that has an original thought?
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
we're all here
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
and the assault on the Cards bullpen begins
gotta work these guys
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Would've liked to have gotten to the pen a little sooner
But every little bit helps with tomorrow approaching.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
ESPN Radio...
now starts with the mustache talk…
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that
Theriot’s father?
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Lol...
Don Mattingly?
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by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Mustache Balk
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Damn
They get every little jab in they can don’t they?
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Not much
Just a little jab at Bradley making it easy by not busting it to 1st as they went to commercial. Looked like a routine play at 1st.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
So it's not Heilman-proof yet?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Aaron Heilman won't pitch today.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
lilly doesnt allow grand slams, the pitchers are too scared to risk his rage if they do hit one
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 11, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
batters, not pitchers
i need to pay attention to what i type
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by jesus christos on Jul 11, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Bradley not running hard down the line made it an easy play
shut up buck!
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
The ball getting to Pujols very fast
made it an easy play
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+1
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Fox did a game between the Cubs and Cardinals a few years ago,
And in said game, Daryle Ward hit a grand slam. They referred to it as a “Chicago-style salami” (as if that makes any sense).
The announcers for Fox in this game were also very pro-Cardinal. Does anyone know who called that game for Fox?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:45 PM CDT reply actions
No...
But I was at that game. That is all.
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by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
That is all, indeed.
The game had two lengthy rain delays.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Sori has been ok today...but I'd like Sam Fuld to come in for defense later on...
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
DLee out of the game...Hoff in at first. DLee may have hurt himself on that slide.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
+1,000,000
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
ha. we're so crippled. it's ridiculous.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
I hope it's just...
precautionary. For the love of all that’s good.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:48 PM CDT reply actions
Look at it this way
If Lee was REALLY hurt, they would have pinch-run for him. So it’s not that bad.
Yeah, I think so too. It's not that he looked like he was limping....
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It's the neck again
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
Yep
ESPN Radio says neck spasms
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Hello everybody!
Never thought I would be wishing Dave Otto was broadcasting
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
I'd take
Joe Carter at this point.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey!
So far so good, but DLee just went out with an injured neck/shoulder.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh My God.
McCarver just said the absolute stupidest thing I’ve heard during a baseball telecast…at least since the last Joe Morgan airing.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
and....
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
What did he say?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Players should be paid based on if they "look ready" to play that day.
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I heard the tail end
of that was kind of confused.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
+10000
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahhh, sweet relief
Just turned off the sound on the Fox broadcast
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
He deserves to be raked for that comment
I hate this crew as much as the next, but he is right there.
I don't think he meant "ready to play"
I’m sure he meant ready to start
English isn’t sori’s ffirst language
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
What did he say?
I missed it. Living in Ohio sucks for things like that.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
No. God is Love.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
don't talk about his dad like that!
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
with apologies to swl
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
WUT?
“No one used to word oblique 15 years ago, unless in was in high school geometry.” TIm McCarver.
Someday we'll go all the way...
That's far worse than anything Joe Morgan comes up with,
And you have to work hard to be like Morgan as a commentator.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I've heard Ronnie say basically the same thing
Not about geometry, but that you would never see someone out with a ‘side cramp’
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
.....
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
"No body used to use that word, oblique, 20 years ago...at least only in a high school geometry class.
WTF MCCARVER.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
players didn't have such parts in my day
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
I don't remember those oblique triangles...
Do you?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Rasmus lines out to Baker. Two out.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
hopefully he'll get some treatment and
be back in the lineup tomorrow.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee will probably be out till after the break
really bad luck for this Cubs. If Lee is out I hope we see Fox over Hoff.
wont happen since fox is back up catcher.
by MandMexpress12 on Jul 11, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
You can be the backup catcher and play first.
You just cant take Fox out of the game. If necessary you could always move Fox and bring in Hoff to play first.
One-pitch out.
Three outs!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 11, 2009 4:53 PM CDT reply actions
I'm fully expecting Mike Shannon and Al Hrabosky
to “take us home” starting the 7th.
by ElHijoDelRonSanto on Jul 11, 2009 4:53 PM CDT reply actions
I just did for that Baker double
someone better drive him in
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
You're the guy named "jesus".
Shouldn’t you know?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
He's having a nice game at the plate
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
what can i say?
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
by lexmarklover on Jul 11, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm thinkin' Baker deserves to be playing a bit more....
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Leadoff double....can we score another run?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
Whoa whoa whoa.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. It’s not like we’re the 2008 Chicago Cubs or anything. I say we “Bank” anymore runs for tomorrow, a la “The Weakest Link”.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
neck spasms
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Have no idea on the extent of the injury
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
SOB!
How many more little injuries can this team handle?
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
I hate watching baseball on FOX or ESPN
the bias is so obvious
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
it is funny.
i love when the cardinals are losing however. the announcers really start whining and sound completely defeated. great fun.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Fox is horrible
I’m glad the game is blacked out cause I can’t stand McCarver.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
So I guess
Koyie made that play easy by not hustling all the way through 1st.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Hill with absolutely no hustle to first
a speedy guy could of made that close… are they afraid to lose the only catcher?
If it weren't for the gutter, my mind would be homeless.
has mccarver ever heard of...
changing positions? fox can start the game elsewhere and move to catcher if needed, you just can’t waste him as a PH
yeah, incredibly stupid move by the cubs. mccarver is right on this one.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Lilly with a productive groundout
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Lilly
pulling a Zambrano trying to make it to 1st
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
hopefully he didn't pull his lilly like zambrano did
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
How does it go?
I see what you did there?
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Wow what a dynamic speaker the guest conductor is today ...
Wake me up when he is gone
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
Brad MIller of the Bulls
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
he's from Purdue
that is all.
*ducks
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
hey
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Jul 11, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey I resemble that remark
Purdue grad
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
it was a cheapshot
i’m not proud of it.
just stating facts.
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Lets go Dome
all the talking up of you I do looks bad when you go 0-8
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
He's been hitting the ball well though.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions
At least Fuke
looked upset after that popup.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions
Look upset, okay
Beat up Gatorade machine, not okay
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Why is it that ...
I can’t see any Japanese player trashing a Gatorade machine?
My wife though is a different matter
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
a japanese player would trash your wife?
confused
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Wife is Japanese
Will trash things, mostly me
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
HA!!
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Im sure the d lee thing isn't too serious
Don’t jump…even if he has to miss tommorow, he’ll have the asb to recover also
I meant to say also, that if it's too serious
He’d had a pinch runner
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
unfortunately we have to play a double header tomorrow against
the team leading our division. and he’s our hottest hitter. only the worst possible time for him to miss a day.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 11, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
What I don't get
Why are baseball players so fragile? It is not an extremely physical/contact sport. The slightest bump and a player is out for two weeks. I watch college basketball and players get slammed to the hardwood, bounce up and run across the court. The play several games a week and do not wear pads. A baseball player sneezes and they are on the DL. It is so frustrating.
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
i think its the general stop/start nature of the game
you stretch before the game, but then you sit around, stand around and then have very powerful movements. you are bound to pull/tear/‘tweak’ something with that sort of movement. if players stretched more within the game, you could prevent a lot probably
So much stop and go
A lot of chance to (with apologies to Tim McC) tweak a muscle.
Also, a lot of baseball players have softball bodies.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
I'll bite
1. They play almost every day.
2. When there is action it is from pretty much a dead stop to as fast as possible,er, as fast as possible.
3. Swinging uses some weird muscles most players don’t work out.
4. That ball is freakin’ hard
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
Also, baseball relys so much
On mechanics, and small injuries can hurt those mechanics
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
The curse of the Fox broadcast crew
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
lol wtf
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
by lexmarklover on Jul 11, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I turned the sound off...
What happened?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Jul 11, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
What are they saying about lilly?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
said he came down weird on his leg when trying to beat out the throw last inning
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 11, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
he may have tweaked his Zambrano
not too hard to do actually, get that thing bent out of shape
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by Gibbon Jockey on Jul 11, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Bc they want to pour it on cubs fans
He’s pitching and doing fine
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, things are going well on a day I can watch!
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Tim McCarver is a dolt
That is all
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DP
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
Great turn
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
Double play!
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Good Cubs D
that’s unposssible
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
Was that a positive
statement about the Cubs?
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Sweet -- nice TMOTTBG
With that I am off to work
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
I'm half expecting Miller to end his rendition with
BRRRRAAAAAIIIIINNNNSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
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Plus he got a hit with risp
I think he was trying to get his handle on the lazy play, but I’m not trying to make excuses
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh No!
Buck/McCarver are forced to say something positive about the Cubs after that DP.
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
lilly is at 95 pitches. with DH tomorrow I assume we trot him back out there.
but some more runs would be really nice.
We get to use the DH?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I think
he meant double header
-Charlemagne
"Cubs Win!" "Yes, Sir!" - Pat and Ron, June 12, 2008, Walk off HBP, bottom of the 11th
marshall and marmolade in the pen
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 11, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Blake Hawksworth?
Not since Heathcliffe Slocumb has the upper crust rubbed shoulders with the Cubs like this.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
I loved Blake Hawksworth
in Pujols Double Play
real classy film there.
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"He did all he could, but that's a hit"
If the Cards were up to bat, it would be “a bad throw to first… and hoffpauir looks injured on the play”
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions
See ya
Hopefully I will get to work in time and celebrate a win on BCB
Scene: Bleachers, early 1980s
Me: 'Who is that guy down there in shorts, no shirt who thinks he knows everything about baseball?'
True Bleacher Bum: 'You dumbass, that's Bill Veeck!'
Damn
He’s is sick behind the plate.
"Do you want a bunch of duds walking around with their shoulders slumped and having no emotions, no feelings?" Bradley said. "I don’t think the fans want that. I think they want a guy who’s going to get into the game and feel a little bit. I’ve always said, ‘I don’t really play baseball, I feel it.’ "
Ryan. Theriot. Sucks.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:17 PM CDT reply actions
other than be on second base two pitches previously.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you watching the game??
That was a great play by molina. You post some funny pictures but your baseball knowledge is sometimes questionable
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm actually not watching the game.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
and Ryan Theriot's baseball ability is sometimes questionalble.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You said you were listening to the game earlier
So I figured you had no basis for your physco-babble.
and he was involved in an awesome dp earlier, and I believe he’s scored a run or two
by bilbosbuttons on Jul 11, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
He's still masqurading as a ML SS and is a terrible baserunner.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a great play by Molina
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Another unbelievable play by the Cardinals
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Well, that was an incredible play
Too bad it was against us.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
he smoked a line drive...yeah...he's awful
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
missed it, looked up and theriot was getting tagged
what happened?
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
nevermind
replayed
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
by shake n bake on Jul 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
THERIOT IS IN THE CLUBHOUSE CHANGING HIS PANTS HE WAS SO SHOCKED
That's big talk for a little guy,
but I'm walkin' without reply.
-Lil Wayne "Mr. Postman"
by shake n bake on Jul 11, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
WTF are they talking about?
Joe Buck just apologized for missing part of Koyie Hill’s at-bat. Except it was Baker at the plate.
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by The Original Dave on Jul 11, 2009 5:32 PM CDT reply actions
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