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Cubs Sign BJ Ryan!!!!


The Cubs have signed lefty reliever BJ Ryan according to Espn Chicago. Here's the link!!! 

 

I'm all for the move. Hopefully he can correct whatever it was that was making pitch horribly. He would be a great addition to our pen if he found a way to get back to his old self.  Here is a link to his career stats. No word on when he will suit up but I'm sure it will probably Friday night in Washington. The deal is for 1yr.

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Awesome contribution to the thread!

Really well done!

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 16, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Almost as good as...

“I like cake.”

This season IS over. -BLou 6/30/09

by Kansas25 on Jul 16, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ha ha

Terrific.

"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 Jul 16, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm starting to get real sick of you man!

You don’t run anything on this site. If you don’t like that start your own site! When I started it there wasn’t anything on it yet!

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 16, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who cares if there was?

This should be a FanPost anyway. Carry on, dude.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 16, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

No,

It really shouldn’t be.

Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.

by TCobb1911 on Jul 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Your a poster

Not in Charge!

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why is this such a big deal for you?

So this is a duplicate thread? If you find it so offensive or annoying, you could’ve done the intelligent thing, ignore it, but no you had to pop off.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Jul 21, 2009 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

C'mon now, Wreckard popping off had nothing to do with this thread.

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 daver on Jul 21, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

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 Jul 22, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

FanPost Po-Po here

Check your Fanshots!!

"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 Jul 16, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions  

well the snarky response would be "type faster"

but instead may I suggest that after you’ve finished typing your entry, open another window and do a quick check of BCB to see if something else is already out there? If there is, then maybe your post is duplicative. If there isn’t, then publish away!

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 16, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

For the love of all that is good and pure

There is a Fan Post AND a Fan Shot.

I’ll bet all the money in my pocket against all the money in yours that the sun will still manage to come up tomorrow.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 16, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I like pancakes.

"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 Jul 16, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

PANCAKES SUCK!

WAFFLES RULE!

I get it, boys. You are making fun of my tendency to non-sequitir as a statement against posts. Fair enough.

But there is a difference between MOCKING a post on its merits and instantly screaming “THERE’S A FANSHOT! THERE’S A FANSHOT! WAHHHHHHHH! YOU’VE RUINED THE BOARD!”

It’s pathetic. It really is.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 17, 2009 6:38 AM CDT up reply actions  

Oh don't be so sensitive, Worf

We’re just having a little fun. No need ta get so wound up.

"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 Jul 17, 2009 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

That's a pretty iffy distinction

This was a post without merit, just like many, many, many of the posts are without merit.

It’s hilarious that this crosses some sort of line for you. Brazenly mocking bad posts? Acceptable. Personal attacks on players? Encouraged. Pointing out that there’s already a post on this subject? Sir, you have gone too far.

by Wreckard on Jul 17, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yes...

when all you have to say is, “FAN SHOT! FAN SHOT!” then it’s time to re-evaluate your life and really, your value as a human being.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 17, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

Because, much like you, there's no compelling reason for this post to exist

You can delete your fanposts after you post them. If there’s already a fanpost on the subject, why not just delete the diary?

I actually have more sympathy for the fanposts with awful ideas in them than I do for fanposts like this that should just have been deleted after the poster realized there was another post on the subject. At least those serve a purpose.

by Wreckard on Jul 17, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

This post CLEARLY served a purpose

It gave you the opportunity to feel superior by pointing out there was already a FanShot.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 17, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions  

You're projecting.

I don’t need opportunities to feel superior, life gives me enough of those already.

by Wreckard on Jul 17, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

Guy!

Relax….I cannot believe how much time some spend here arguing about whetehre a fanpost is appropriate. Who cares? If you don’t make this your life mission, someone else around here obviously will. Take a break from your duties protecting this world from people who are sensitive to re-posts.

I am sure you have a job or something you need to accomplish before you save everyone from the persecution and wrong doing here at BCB.

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 17, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

This probably

should have been a FanShot.

"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 Jul 17, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

and then

the one with the most recs at the end of the year would get a BCB SNUGGIE!

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

or season tix to the Nats

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 Jul 17, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd like to think that the relative worth

of the Snuggie is higher.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry

Be one of the first people to get season tickets for 2010 and watch your Nationals attempt to make history, finishing 0-162! The Lions did it in 2008, going defeated, now what as your Nats attempt to do the same in 2010

The sun will shine in '69

by gaclaudy on Jul 17, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

My post or the original?

Actually, I don’t care to be honest. Maybe ALL communications here at BCB should be fanshots. Down with fanposts!!!!

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 17, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

Was referring to your

post. It was just a poor attempt at humor to try and lighten the mood in this FanPost a ‘lil. That’s all…

"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 Jul 17, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

It WAS funny,

I was just confused!

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 17, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

"Funny, confused and kinky is no way to go through life, son."

wait a sec – maybe it is…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 17, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are you saying I'm funny like a clown?

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 17, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wreckard

If your so smart why aren’t you working in a baseball front office somewhere? Your just another internet tough guy that probably never says anything out of line in person!

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

ironic post

is ironic.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

can you accuse someone of not being smart

while you use the wrong your (should be you’re)?

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 Jul 17, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

English teacher, aren’t sentences supposed to start with capitol letters?

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 17, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

you mean

capital? Capitol Letters are D and C.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

swooosh

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 18, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

But when all you have to say is that

that is all they have to say. what have you contributed?

by Arbusto on Jul 17, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

If nothing else

avoiding the inevitable row is a good reason not to have a fanshot and a fanpost.

It also seems like a good idea to me that whenever it’s breaking news and you want to be the first to get something out and so don’t plan to write much, making it a fanshot makes more sense. This seems especially true when we know that Al is likely to post something on the main page about new player acquisitions.

Alright, truth be told, I don’t care that much; I’ve just been reading too much British lit and wanted an excuse to use the word “row” in a sentence.

Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.

by DGU on Jul 17, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

The only reason rows are inevitable

is because some people get their jollies from being FanPost Police.

I wish they were scarper off.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 17, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

and

alot of us wish you would as well

by CalCalender on Jul 17, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

scarper off?

I don’t even know what that means.

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 daver on Jul 17, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions  

You know...

to scarp.

Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?

by Kinky Reggae on Jul 17, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

He meant scarper

Which means “get lost” or “take off”.

The “off” is not necessary.

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Jul 19, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is that a British thing?

Like “bugger off”?

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 daver on Jul 20, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions  

Aye

Read up the thread, where DGU went on about British lit and “rows” and things.

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Jul 21, 2009 6:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ah, OK - missed that bit.

Hey, Brits say “bit” a lot, too, don’t they?

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 daver on Jul 21, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

They do, a bit

They say “as well” a lot as well

They also have different words for certain foods and they insert an “r” in between a word that ends in a vowel followed by a word that starts with a vowel, e.g., “Madonna ate shrimp” would come as “Madonner ate prawns”.

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Jul 22, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bloody hell, that's brilliant.

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 daver on Jul 23, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions  

That is.

“Bloody hell, that’s brilliant, that is.”

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 Jul 23, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

So you're the only one...

who can crap all over a post? Understood.

This season IS over. -BLou 6/30/09

by Kansas25 on Jul 17, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've always preferred french toast

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 Jul 17, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

I fully support Mr. Worf in all activities.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jul 17, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions  

+1

I have to agree 100% with Worf.

Waffles are a highly superior breakfast food.

We're in first place......................in the frickin' idiot league!

by Katman51 on Jul 18, 2009 7:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

Well said, Daver

As always…

"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 Jul 17, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions  

true

but when they post within minutes of each other, who knwos which was first, which was second, and why cant they be merged into one post so that the links on each are not lost, etc.

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 Jul 17, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well, if they're posted "within minutes" of each other...

….one should still come up as earlier than the other. (Every Fanpost/Fanshot/comment has a time stamp.) If they’re both posted at the exact same time then, well, it would be nice if one of the two posters would acquiesce and take his or hers down. Any links provided therein could then simply be moved to the other post.

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 daver on Jul 17, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

may I suggest

If you don’t have anything to add to the fanpost subject to just not add anything at all!

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 16, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

this

coming from a guy who has nothing to add to any thread he has posted in……

by CalCalender on Jul 17, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

If you know so much

go work in a mlb front office somewhere.

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah...

that’ll show him…

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well, the mobile site doesn't display fanshots

So it is a good thing it is posted both places…calm down bro

by bilbosbuttons on Jul 16, 2009 10:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

I am calm

cubsluver22 said there wasn’t anything else out there when he started, but obviously something had been posted by the time this one was. My snarky reference in the title was an attempt at being humorous (which obviously failed) and my suggestion was meant to explain how one could check to see if anything had been posted in the interim before final publication.

Apologies if my comments were taken in another way.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 16, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

You meatball

;-)

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 Jul 17, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions  

No need to get angry. Calm down.

Leo, I don’t care for your demeanor.

"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 Jul 17, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

Demeanor?

Next you’ll be telling me I’m just being difficult.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 17, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

What are you writing??

"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 Jul 17, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm scarfing down last night's Thai food at 3:30 in the morning....

…but that has nothing to do with the Chicago Cubs. I just thought that everyone here should know about it because, like 90% of the comments here, it has nothing to do with the baseball team that is supposed to be the subject of the various fanposts, fanshots, articles, comments, diaries, discussions, blogs, banquet speeches, columns, snide asides, published reports, innuendos, spirographs, RUMORED ERIC HANNA SIGHTINGS, and summaries of my son’s most recent Little League game.

"I'd rather play baseball than eat." - Andy Pafko

by LaddieRenfroe on Jul 19, 2009 3:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

well, as long as you don't post about what you were doing...

…at about 4:15 in the morning, 45 minutes after scarfing down that Thai food…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 19, 2009 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed. That's information we don't need.

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 19, 2009 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Actually, it was 3:44

Sorry, couldn’t help it . . .

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 Jul 19, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

arm

his arm is what was making him pitch horribly…….no fast on the fastball

by zeus 73 on Jul 16, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Whatever

I guess they can’t go too wrong here as long as they don’t expect much.

I’d get more excited if they could acquire a back-up catcher.

by bluekoolaide on Jul 16, 2009 4:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Another way of saying the dude sucks?
“We’re very excited and see a lot of upside,” assistant GM Randy Bush said.

by JFCubFan on Jul 16, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions  

no

upside = 2003 to 2008 Ryan

plus Cubs could use another LHP in the pen and he has been a decent LOOGY if nothing else

by socalbob on Jul 16, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

"If nothing else"

I beg to differ. He could be answer to the Cubs’ current drought of effective towel-drill pitchers since Mark Prior left.

by Poloplaya14 on Jul 17, 2009 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions  

Another distraction

Just what this team needs. A pile of crap who can no longer get anybody out.

$136 million payroll for a .500 style ballclub. Good work Jim.

by BLou on Jul 16, 2009 6:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Hell, he's in Arizona now, he would have to do something big to

be a distraction from there. If he has anything left, they will bring him up. If not, it’s see you later. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 16, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed. Also, low risk-high reward

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 Jul 16, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Which team gets more out of signing a retread, the Cubs for getting Ryan or

the Phils for getting Pedro?

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 16, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good question

I haven’t followed other teams as closely this year as I have in other years, so I can’t really speak to the Phils’ need for SP. I do know the Cubs need to shore up the bullpen, and ages suggest that Ryan might have more left in the tank than Pedro.

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 Jul 16, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just the fact that they would sign Pedro tells you what state their pitching is in. It's

pretty bad. He’s really got no velocity left on his fastball. In the WBC, he was throwing nothing but junk. His fastball was topping out in the low to-mid 80’s so he had to throw changeups in the 70’s. He still knows how to pitch and get the average hitter out, but I have no idea how long he can go. His shoulder is held together with spit and bailing wire. I really don’t think he will give them much, but maybe they figured that a 1mil, it wasn’t a big deal.

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 16, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, $1 M is a relatively low-risk

But I guess that supports the thought that Ryan has a better chance to help.

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 Jul 17, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

Pedro's got more value.

Simply on the grounds that starters have more of an impact than relievers.

by Poloplaya14 on Jul 17, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

Only if they are effective

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 Jul 17, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

Right

His potential negative impact is pretty huge too

by madcow256 on Jul 17, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Prank Calls

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.

by bren on Jul 16, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

He'll send 10 pizzas to Soto's hotel room

Only Soto won’t turn them away

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 16, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

But Jones and Blanco aren't there to pay for them

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 Jul 17, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

Another BCB distraction

Just what this site needs. A pile of crap post that never deviates from the norm.

Life is parallel to hell but I must maintain

by dr stabbingworth on Jul 16, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't see your distraction angle, Mike.

He’s played with Reed, so that may help his transition to the team. And furthermore, he will assumingly be in the minors until (if) he works things out.

Dan

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jul 16, 2009 10:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Played with Ted Lilly, too, in Toronto.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jul 17, 2009 6:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

+1

And just curious BLou, have you ever stepped on a baseball diamond? What have you done in your “baseball career” to boast around here like some kind of know it all stud? If you have accomplished anything significant, maybe people around here might start respecting anything you might have to stay, although i doubt it..

"The more i practice, the luckier i seem to get" -Yogi Berra

by ChiCubsFever on Jul 16, 2009 6:26 PM CDT reply actions  

What he did

or did not do in his baseball career has nothing to do with how much I respect him on this board. If Ernie Banks came on BCB was a complete jerk to people the way BLou is, I wouldn’t have any respect for him either.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Jul 16, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

you're opening up a can of worms here...

BLou will surely tell you all about about his career at NIU.

But I concur with tomas21 below. Even if you do know a lot about baseball, if you’re a jerk people won’t respect you.

And not only that, playing collegiate baseball (or not) doesn’t make someone more knowledgeable. For example, Ronny Cedeno is a heck of a lot better at baseball than any of us ever will be. But I get the impression that he’s not exactly the greatest baseball mind in the world.

by SouthernCub on Jul 16, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

re: Cedeno

I think the same could be said for Soriano

"Writing is exciting and baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go or what you will do." -- Marianne Moore

by duboisdm on Jul 16, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

some of the best baseball minds

were not the best athlete, and vice versa

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 Jul 16, 2009 7:15 PM CDT reply actions  

I cite...

Joe Morgan

The sun will shine in '69

by gaclaudy on Jul 16, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

or Earl Weaver and Tony LaRussa

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Jul 22, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Very low risk move.....

tonight they said Ryan is going to AZ to work with minor league pitching instructor, then to AAA Iowa. Really gave no indication when, or if for that matter, when Ryan might be seen in Cubbie pinstripes.

I assume they will be paying Ryan a pro-rated major league minimum salary so there is very little risk in finding out if he can get a LH batter or two out in the 6th, 7th innings. Worse case scenario would be the Cubs giving Ryan his walking papers in a month or so if he shows he has nothing left.

by Rkfd Die Hard on Jul 16, 2009 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Agreed

There is no serious downside to the move and a lot of potential upside

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Jul 22, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

I like the move

And now despite him still being a jerk, I can assume he actually has some basis to his ideas knowing that he has actually played the game. For me, its important anyway. Besides that, If Ryan can fix some things up, the worst he can be for Cubs is another Cotts…which at league min isnt all bad

"The more i practice, the luckier i seem to get" -Yogi Berra

by ChiCubsFever on Jul 16, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

start Marshall!

I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!

by Chanman25 on Jul 16, 2009 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

haha

funny.

So you want LOOGY to be Ryan?

by jxmetal1 on Jul 16, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

thats why he was signed, so yes

wells4roty

by jesus christos on Jul 18, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

EAT CAKE!

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 16, 2009 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Isn't it Harry Pavadis that always posts pitch F/X?

I’d be interested to see some recent graphs, if ya got em bud!

Dan

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Jul 16, 2009 10:11 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

I work for the Cubs so I am really getting a kick out of a lot of these replies.

by joeschmitt on Jul 16, 2009 11:30 PM CDT reply actions   2 recs

FTW

Fukudometer: Created 3/31/08 Wrigley Debut 4/5/08 WGN and Japan TV Debut 4/6/08 Sun Times Debut: 4/20/08 Coffee Table Debut: 7/17/08 (http://www.wearecubsfans.com)

by Fukudometer on Jul 16, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Outstanding acquisition!

Worst case scenario, BJ Ryan continues to suck in Iowa and never steps foot onto Wrigley Field. Clearly a no risk move.

Best case scenario: BJ Ryan gets rejuvenated by stepping foot onto Wrigley Field and returns to his former self, dominating basically everyone.

He’ll almost surely wind up somewhere in the middle of those two. This is undoubtedly a low risk high reward type of signing. Hopefully it works just as well as 2008 Edmonds/Johnson in CF!

I’m going on record on day one of BJ Ryan’s Cubs career and saying that he will be lights out for us this year, and will play a significant role in the 2009 Cubs march towards the WS!

by kanderber on Jul 16, 2009 11:49 PM CDT reply actions  

he sure is a tool....

not sure which of the five tho

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 Jul 17, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Speaking of pie...

Guy goes into a restaurant and orders himself up a nice pepperoni pizza pie. When it comes out, the server says “Sir, would you like me to cut this into eight slices or six?”

Guy says “Better make it six. I don’t think I could eat eight.”

Bah dah bum. Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week. Try the waitress. Tip your veal.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 17, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

What are you, some kind of comedian?

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

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 17, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

decent move

decent move, but nothing to get REAL Excited about. He has been bad for a while, otherwise the Jays wouldn’t have eaten the last $15million of his contract. I will be a great payoff if he can ACTUALLY contribute come late august if we’re still in this thing.

Hey, Hey! Hey, Hey! Hey, Hey!

by TheCubsGuy on Jul 17, 2009 12:24 PM CDT reply actions  

very thankful

very thankful that no one has posted a JULIO LUGO DFA’d thread. WE DON’t NEED him.

Hey, Hey! Hey, Hey! Hey, Hey!

by TheCubsGuy on Jul 17, 2009 12:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Not so

fast, my friend.

"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 Jul 17, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

and guess what

there is one FanShot and one FanPost….we can watch this argument continue on

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 Jul 17, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

And on and on and on and on

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 daver on Jul 17, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

♪Just a small-town girl♫

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 Jul 17, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

♫RAWKIN' SOLO!♪

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tony did NOT die at the end.

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 daver on Jul 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Copacabana?

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 Jul 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sopranos

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 17, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Speaking of DFA's and kerfuffles

what’s the difference between Julio Lugo and Freddy Sanchez?

Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.

by DGU on Jul 17, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions  

there's a base

between them.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 17, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

talent

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 Jul 17, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

True

Lugo is able to play more positions defensively than Sanchez. I hadn’t thought of that.

Randy Wells - You continue to astound me.

by DGU on Jul 17, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sanchez can hit

however, he costs more than Lugo and you will have to give up more to get him. We don’t NEED Lugo.

Hey, Hey! Hey, Hey! Hey, Hey!

by TheCubsGuy on Jul 17, 2009 12:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Way to take a stand!

"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 Jul 17, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Fight the good fight!

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 daver on Jul 17, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Amen!

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Jul 21, 2009 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

rec'd

who cares where the discussion takes place? It was unintentional.

by socalbob on Jul 17, 2009 1:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Well played, sir.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2009 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

Wow

I didn’t catch that until Al made the well played comment. That gets a rec’d. Let’s turn that green. Post of the week.

Go Cubs Go!!!!

by cubsluver22 on Jul 18, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Were you here a couple of weeks ago

When we had to explain BJ to someone?

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Jul 18, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

last

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 daver on Jul 23, 2009 10:46 AM CDT reply actions  

pip pip

cheerio!

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 23, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Expelliarmus!

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 Jul 23, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rosebud...

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 23, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

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