Seven Ways To Amuse Yourself On A Cubs Off-Day
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 9:19 AM CDT
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Because of the June 4 rainout in Atlanta that was made up on June 22, today is the Cubs' first off-day since June 15, twenty-five days ago. I'm sure they appreciate it, and so do I -- it's been pretty busy around here. Not just with a game a day, but also with various big-news items such as Ryan Dempster's toe-jam jump and Tom Ricketts finishing the deal to buy the team -- sort of.
So today, I present to you a collection of miscellaneous random links from around the Cubs and baseball. Discuss away.
First, from Carrie Muskat's blog, this astonishingly detailed description from new hitting coach Von Joshua as to why some of the Cubs aren't hitting. Specifically, Milton Bradley:Joshua thought Bradley had made progress during the Cubs' series in Detroit, especially from the left side. But he sees the switch-hitter reverting back to bad habits. What Bradley is doing is starting off open with the lower half of his body, but he's closed with his upper half. That doesn't work.
"What happens is he dives with his foot toward the plate, and his upper body continues to turn even more," Joshua said. "You can read his whole name on his back before he starts his rotation. You can't hit like that."
And yes, Joshua and others have pointed it out to Bradley and he is aware of it.
"What I'm trying to do is get him to either match his upper half to his lower half, or match his lower half to his upper half and have everything work as one unit," Joshua said. "What's happening now, is when he dives with his lower half and closes with his upper half, he can't see the pitch."
Switch-hitters can't match their left side swing with their right. They're two different swings, Joshua said.
"If you notice, he's a lot slower and doesn't jump at the ball as much from his right side," Joshua said. "He thinks he's going to be late maybe [from the left side] but, in essence, that slows you up even more. That's what he's fighting right now."
Geez. If Bradley's trying to process all that, no wonder he's not hitting.
Now, to a few more fun and enjoyable things than ripping apart Milton Bradley's swing:
- Reed Johnson blogs about his rehab assignment.
- Upcoming pitching rotation: Rich Harden tomorrow, Ted Lilly Saturday, Randy Wells and Carlos Zambrano (still TBD who starts which game) Sunday. Then it will go Harden and Lilly the first two games in Washington after the break... and then it's anyone's guess.
- Chicago Tribune photographer Phil Velasquez posted photos today of the rare North Side-South Side baseball doubleheader in Chicago yesterday.
- Hardball Cooperative has new lists of top baseball novels and top baseball non-fiction. They also mention what they don't like. Find out why they don't like "Moneyball".
- Gordon Edes at Yahoo explains why Roy Halladay probably will not be traded. (I agree with his analysis.)
- And finally, here's a very tough baseball rules quiz. (I only got three out of ten.)
That ought to keep you busy on this off-day. Enjoy. (And go Brewers again tonight. Ugh. I feel dirty saying that.)
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first?
maybe? It’s Happening!!?!?!?!?
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
by lexmarklover on Jul 9, 2009 9:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Leadoff Ninjas? Damnit!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Jul 9, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Photo caption
私はいないよ！
(That’s “I am NOT out!” via Google Translate.)
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 9:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I prefer....
“Moooommmmmmiiiieeee i am safe!”
"I love this world. I hope hell is as much fun!"
by HIGGY on Jul 9, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Google translate mangled that one... lol...
What you’ve got there actually just means “I am not!” (One might even go so far as to translate it as “I do not exist!”.)
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman
by hip2bsquare on Jul 9, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kosuke - 私はあなたの頭ではスローされます
I will now throw this at your head. Interesting enough when put back into Google is – I’m in your head is thrown
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't imagine that Von Joshua is doing anything very differently than Gerald Perry.
“I can’t go hit for them,” Joshua said. “All I can do is give them the message. These are big league guys and some of them are making a lot of money. I show them on the video what’s going on, I show them their mechanics. You’ve got to execute. The thing I see right now is guys aren’t making the adjustments. Pitchers are doing a certain thing to them and they’re not adjusting to what pitchers are doing to them.”
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
by SackMan on Jul 9, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, exactly.
The firing of Perry was a move to “do something”, not that it mattered.
Joshua himself was fired as White Sox batting coach under similar conditions in 2001, so he should understand very well.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Bradley should go down to the minors during the all star break and work on his swing?
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jul 9, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is the same in golf
He is all screwed up and needs to sit for a while. Making this public is part of that.
Play Fox and Hoffpauir until he is got his swing back.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Jul 9, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why on earth
would sitting and not seeing live pitching help Bradley?
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the days of "see ball, hit ball"
Don’t apply to some players. More than likely, throwing so much information at some playeres is sensory overload.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 9, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It very well could...
…if it clears his head.
Some hitters produce a dominoe effect when they keep pressing and then they build bad habits/mechanics. If you step away for a couple of days, it can help you start again fresh and without so many negative thoughts.
I would guess, Bradley is suffering from some; paralysis from analysis and that is death for a hitter.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Jul 9, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe, Bradley should just bat right-handed all the time, even against right handed pitchers
by magicblue on Jul 9, 2009 9:38 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs
I like that idea.
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run—all he can do is beat you."
by Itchy on Jul 9, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 9, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe he should continue to WORK on his swing
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like
the idea that whatever seems to be working – KEEP DOING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a tough quiz
I thought I really knew baseball rules and I only got 4 of 10…
"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray
by Archie on Jul 9, 2009 9:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I did better
I managed a 5 out of 10.
And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
by Ace Venom on Jul 9, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 4 also,
I guess so far all the BCB umpires get an “F” for the day (just razzin ya guys, myself included). Maybe one of us could take over for Darrel Cousins (sp) next time he’s on second base… Great quiz at any rate!
by Fonzie2178 on Jul 9, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tough questions
I got 5/10
2009 Cubs Record: 10-2 (9-2 home, 1-0 road)
by AndHart120 on Jul 9, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Pitcher in number 5
I would hate to be him, that has to hurt.
Its a funny story actually.
by Wad on Jul 9, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 4 also
that was tough…and some surprises too
Oh Baby!
by cubswgnrocks on Jul 9, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I got 4 too. I’m an umpire too, so I guess I’m kind of a bad one. Although, it’s not like this type of stuff happens every game.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 9, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 7/10
but a lot of those situations are up to the interpretation of the umpire… I actually had that situation where a runner scored in the midst of a double play but unfortunately we had stubborn umpires and no access to instant replay so we lost the game
by IowaCubsWS09 on Jul 10, 2009 3:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5/10 here
should have been 7, i changed my mind twice.
by Cubsfan Waveland on Jul 9, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leader in the clubhouse
6 out of 10. Yay me !
by Southside Steve on Jul 9, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 out of 10 for me...
not too bad.
Kasey
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by kaseyi on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harumph
8 out of 10 long ago.
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could also read about...
…the new Fan-Cams that have been installed in every park but Miller! Errr, SFW, but crude language.
Dan
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jul 9, 2009 9:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I threw up a little reading this line
a good-natured if somewhat clumsy performance by the Fox Sports broadcast team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
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by jkobus on Jul 9, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 for 10, but what's with 9??
You can swat away a home run? Stupid, no? If ball was headed out, it should be an HR.
by cubmudgeon on Jul 9, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one said it was headed out before it was touched
hey man, you got a j? No? You'd be a lot cooler if you did...
by ChiTown2ShineIn'09 on Jul 9, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, it is not clear as described
But it seems to be implied by the choices and answer that the ball could be headed out, and if you swat it foul, it’s a double, which seems nuts. No mention is made of any judgment by the ump of where the ball is headed, only of where it was touched and ends up.
by cubmudgeon on Jul 9, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True dat
which does take out some of the subjective ruling…
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I managed 6 out of 10
Not because I know the rules so well, but because I avoided some answers I thought were correct and chose answers I couldn’t ever foresee happening. Like the Umpires going and notofying everyone that the game was actually won 3-2 by the home team in regulation instead of losing 4-2 in 12.
That will probably happen to the Cubs this year.
"What, you want to tempt the wrath of whatever from high atop the thing?"
-Toby Ziegler
by Tim M on Jul 9, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah
i definitely got that one wrong. 5/10 total. do you think every umpire actually knows all of the details to these rules off the top of their heads?
by murphymj on Jul 9, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be interesting to see.
I apparently know as much about baseball as Al does. 3/10
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 9, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, spoiler alert...
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny line from Washington Post story today
Realize this is off topic but you rarely see this type of sarcasm from a beat reporter, yet here is how the Nats beat reporter wrote about yet another Nationals drubbing yesterday. “On a day when several veterans received the day off, bench players seized the opportunities to showcase absolutely nothing.”
That is one of the most amusing lines I’ve ever seen by a beat writer. BTW, while the Nats have given us fits in DC the past few years, if the Cubs don’t go in there and obliterate this god-awful team I’ll be at a complete loss.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Jul 9, 2009 10:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's an outstanding line.
The Nats are on pace to lose 115 games and are 15-26 at home. You’re right, if the Cubs don’t win 3 of 4 — and preferably sweep — in DC, it’ll be a disaster.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still like Ralph Nader's line
He asked the Post why they were not covering his campaign and they responded that they did not think it newsworthy or a good use of their resources to cover a canditate who had no chance of winning to which he responded " then why do you cover the
Washington Nationals ? "
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW...
as a Cubs fan who has given up on “next” year…we will get swept in DC
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish
I was
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and his name is not Shirley
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jul 10, 2009 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wanna bet?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 10, 2009 6:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're going to be fun
in the game-threads.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 10, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybve he'll be
busy and can’t make them.
by sue369 on Jul 10, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How are the Washington Nationals like Michael Jackson?
Both of them wear one glove for apparently no reason.
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember...
Using that joke about the 1988 Orioles.
by imauis on Jul 9, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was used often about...
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
I would take lil mikey in the pen – didnt look to bad…good 11th or 12th pitcher
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chico Harlan is an interesting guy...
From the Washingtonian, I’ll let you draw your own conclusions. The comments are rough, particular the Syracuse-bashing (grrr).
Another take from Washington City Paper.
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by Chris Dobbertean on Jul 9, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three of the questions in that quiz have only quasi-answers...
Stuff like “well, the correct answer should have been ‘a’, but we think the umpires would rule ‘b’, so we say ‘b’ is correct.” Or, "it’s up to the discretion of the umpire and it could be ‘b’ or ‘c’, so we think the answer should be “b.”
I got credit for 5 of 10, with 3 of my “incorrect” answers being debatable (based on the description of the correct answers provided in the quiz). I legitimately missed two.
by SouthernCub on Jul 9, 2009 10:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I always
used to wonder what the managers were arguing about and now I see…I thought it was always just to piss and moan.
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Bradley is having so much problems from the left side.....
…why can’t he bat only righty from now on?
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse
by ronsanto10 on Jul 9, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bradley's career #s as a LH suggest he'll turn it around.
vs RHP as LH = .265 | 73 HR | 280 RBI
vs LHP as RH = .306 | 36 HR | 138 RBI
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.
by SackMan on Jul 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's always been much better as a RH batter than as a LH batter...
Note that in your stats, he’s had nearly 3 times as many AB as a LH batter vs RHP than as a RH batter vs LHP.
His career OPS is 100 points higher from the right side. He should be doing better than he has this year from the left side, but he’s still only slightly above average from the left side for his career.
by SouthernCub on Jul 9, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm waiting for a reporter to work up the moxie to ask him this question.
Actually, come to think of it, Judd Sirrott asked him about his struggles from the left side on the pregame the other day, and I think Milton just gave a typical ballplayer’s non-answer. I do wonder whether, if things continue to go south this month, Bradley would consider hitting only from the right side the rest of the way out. Probably not.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better yet, a reporter should ask the GM if he's happy with his LH power outfielders
he’s acquired the past two seasons.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the third time's a charm?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ask the lions that same question
are they thinging the 7th time is the charm with 1st round WRs
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think I'd learn.
Excited about Soriano acquisition, tricked by fantasy baseball and media into believing he’s a 4.5 tool player.
Excited about Fukudome acquisition, tricked by media into believing he’s a superstar cross between Godzilla and Ichiro.
Excited about Bradley acquisition, tricked by media and sabermagicians into believing his bat is valued at twice the price.
All I’ve realized is that I’m naive and gullible.
Not that any of these guys are horrible by themselves, it’s the aggregate of their talent multiplied by their contracts that has me going all Blou over them.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 10, 2009 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect
he’ll do what Lou & Von tell him to do.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think if they told him to quit hitting from the left side he'd do it?
I’m not so sure – he’s been a switch-hitter his entire career (I think). That would be like giving up. Then again, I wonder whether he’d consider it if they told him, “Just give it up for this season and we’ll work on it during the off-season.”
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that
if Lou said “don’t swing from the left side” he wouldn’t do it.
However, I think it’s the other way around. He’s struggling with batting LH, and they’re telling him to keep at it.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that
if Lou said “don’t swing from the left side” he wouldn’t do it.
However, I think it’s the other way around. He’s struggling with batting LH, and they’re telling him to keep at it.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must really mean that.
You must really mean that.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bah.
:D
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only a +1 on the KOWZR.
Only a +1 on the KOWZR. If he repeated the header in the first line of the he would be +5.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 10, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Half the season is gone and Bradley is trying to make adjustments now??
just bat righty the rest of the way….
"Hey-Hey! Home Run! Attaboy Ronnie!" ~ Jack Brickhouse
by ronsanto10 on Jul 9, 2009 10:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
players make adjustments
all the time.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
obviously the ones he's tried thus far have failed, so........
maybe batting righty wouldn’t be a bad idea
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it would be really interesting
if 40,000 people stood over you while you did your work and screamed “don’t do it that way! I have no knowledge that’s relevant, but that’s wrong!” for 2.5-4 hours every day you worked.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also think it would be really interesting
if I were to receive upwards of $18M a year for the next several years while 40,000 people stood over me and screamed at me while I did my work for 2.5-4 hours a day.
I’d probably buy a really nice set of earplugs. Oh, I’d smile and wave a lot, too.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoops - just realized I was channeling Soriano here instead of Bradley
so I amend my above response to receive on average only $10M a year for three years.
I’d still buy some earplugs, but maybe I wouldn’t be able to afford the really nice ones now. Oh, and I’d still smile and wave a lot.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure what this has to do with him batting righty
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're trying to focus on something with your shoulder
and your feet while a 90+ mph baseball whirls toward you and more than 40,000 people stare?
Yeah… that wouldn’t be hard at all.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then do it in the batting cage.........
ever heard of muscle memory?
oops….we’re talking about Soriano who is empty between his ears. Guess I am asking for the impossible.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I was talking about Bradley…
Guess they all look the same to you.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
burn.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, but this would apply to Bradley as well........
not the sharpest knives in the drawer. I understand Ozzie interviews better than these two geniuses.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, Bradley seems like a pretty smart guy to me.
And Soriano speaks several languages and is reportedly pretty bright as well.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Clutche
performance = intelligence.
I don’t hear him calling Fonenot dumb for not performing though… wonder if there really is something else going on.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
easy there
I don’t think you want to go down that road without a bigger sample size of evidence to back you up.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right
Shouldn’t have brought it up.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your thinking is warped beyond belief.............
don’t even go there
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
easy there for you too
she brushed up against a touchy subject without actually going there, I basically asked her to reconsider, and she did. That ought to have been the end of it.
I’m more interested in defending the principle rather than you. So if you want to stir the pot some more – well, you’re on your own.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was directed at me and it's upsetting............
so I felt a response was warranted.
I don’t expect you to defend me. I’m quite capable of defending myself.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 10, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
remember
he didn’t like Derrek Lee for a long time either.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now that Hoff is struggling
he’s not calling him an idiot either.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hustles and gives 110%
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you CAN'T FREAKING GIVE 110%
by WanderingWanderer on Jul 10, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As Michael Jordan once said........
it’s that extra 10% effort that makes one a winner.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 10, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know, but it's still a silly comment.
If you feel you’re giving 110%, then you must usually only give 80-90%.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 10, 2009 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't coin the phrase.....
it’s purpose, of course, is simply to make the point that some athletes exert more time and effort into their craft than others
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 10, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand, but it is a throwaway line,
both because it’s innacurate and frequently used by players to call out others.
I don’t believe MJ is an all knowing sage, but whether a fan or not, he gave all he had. That he always used this line is/was a big pet peeve.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 10, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I don't like about is,
Why not 115%? 200%?
Obviously, it’s hyperbole, but I’m with you…it’s silly.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 10, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You convinced me to never, ever.......
use it again.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 10, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Always thought a teammate stating that
another was not giving 100% was much clearer and very critical. Not giving 110% is too passive.
Don’t want a Seinfeldian rant, but if the complaint is a player is not giving 110%, are they being complemented for giving 100%? To say a guy is only giving 70% is calling the guy out as lazy and not earning his contract. A more direct angle and less passive.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 10, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree 110%
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 10, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so what exactly are you insinuating here?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just
see a pattern. And so do other people.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but aren't you Mr. Show Me Proof Go Ahead I'll Wait?
and the one who refuses to believe any rumors or gossip about people because you’ve seen what that kind of innuendo can do to a person?
Just looking for a little consistency here…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not calling anyone out. I’m simply saying that I see — proof before my eyes — of a pattern.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're not calling anyone out? Oh please.
I was very critical of Lee’s performance and I ADMITTED I WAS WRONG. I never criticized him for not hustling and giving less than 100%, just that I thought he was on a downward spiral.
I criticize Soriano for his lack of focus, hustle and performance. Quite a difference wouldn’t you agree?
That’s not a pattern Drew. Apples and oranges.
Get you facts straight before spread rumors and gossip.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your eyesight fails you
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drew dogs me whever he can.........
He doesn’t appreciate when I’m critical of his heroes
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are you insinuating Drew????
Can you answer that?
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never said I didn't like him.............
I said I felt his career was going downhill. Don’t put words in my mouth dude.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you are
spot on on your assessment. I hope they both make him look like a fool like Derrek did.
by sue369 on Jul 9, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I admitted I was wrong Suzy Q
DLee proves me wrong……..
I admit I was dead wrong about Lee because he appears to have more in the tank than I gave him credit for, and I’m happy for him…
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
by Clutche on Jun 21, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except you don't
have a sense of humor. You just chime in on the next hated player.
by sue369 on Jul 10, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never said.........
performance=intelligence
That’s your concoction
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hustles and gives 110%
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, Bradley throwing the ball into the stands with two outs = brilliant
Soriano has no formal education after age 16 when he signed with a team in the Japanese Central League. As for language he only speaks Spanish fluently. He can converse in English and Japanese, but hasn’t mastered them.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 9, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
mega quadruple post
wells4roty
by jesus christos on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and
how many languages can you converse in?
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 10, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man Drew, that's a sentence I'd expect from Soriano.........
are you trying to say……… how many languages do I speak?
What’s your point anyway?
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 10, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they should pass out these t-shirts at the gate.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ryan freel strikes again !
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
by lexmarklover on Jul 9, 2009 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well looks like I will be seeing Harden and hopefully Wells
I will be at the games on Friday and the night game on Sunday. Sadly at this point I would rather see Wells pitch than Z cause Wells has been so consistently good. I wish I knew where the tickets were for either game but my family forgets every time I ask. If any are in the bleachers Ill try to stop by your group in right Al.
"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."
by jkobus on Jul 9, 2009 11:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
More likely to see Z in the night game
I figure they want to give him as much rest as possible.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jul 9, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Z loves the spotlight
and usually the veteran has the choice of which game he wants to start. I’d guess Z would prefer to start on national TV on ESPN.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 9, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
But I would still rather watch Wells at this point. But I guess we will see. Probably not gonna know till I get to the park sunday, or a tweet from gordo as I will only have my phone all weekend and no internet.
"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."
by jkobus on Jul 9, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not only that
but if Wells struggles in the first game, I trust Z more to gut out a deep game and do something to save the ’pen.
All that veteran stuff. :-P
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have answered 8 out of 10 questions correctly! That was the final question. Thank you for taking the quiz!
Boo ya! Not so tough for a former HS ump. Only 2 I got wrong were #4 and #9 (but I almost got #9. I thoroughly enjoyed that quiz.
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 11:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
8 out of 10
not a former umpire you cheater!!!
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 9, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't seem that complicated to me
He just needs to pick one thing to think about as he’s preparing for the pitch: either rotate his upper body out more in his stance, or step more straight at CF rather than toward third. Either one aligns his upper half with his bottom half in a way that he can see the ball.
By the way, it seems to me this is just what you would expect to see from someone trying too hard. He is tensing up and trying to get big torque on every swing. That’s why his upper body gets too closed.
Sort of like that golfer who just can’t get rid of his slice, no matter how HARD he swings at the ball. (The harder he swings, the more his club face wants to rotate out.) Pretty simple, really.
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
by zambranofan on Jul 9, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or...
just put the da#@ bat on the da#@ ball…
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's
just about the most difficult thing to do in sports. Sure, a golf ball is smaller, but it’s not being thrown at you at 90 mph.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 9, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That quiz was awesome but hard.
I got 5 of 10 correct. Not bad considering how difficult the questions are.
by adam316 on Jul 9, 2009 11:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ummmm
Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball
by lexmarklover on Jul 9, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
some MLB umpires wouldnt get all of those right
by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jul 9, 2009 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Some umpirs don't get the run of the mill calls right
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by BigJohnAZ on Jul 9, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
See
the picture for this post
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
by hansman1982 on Jul 9, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 5
out of 10 as well!
"I lof to hit de home ron!"
by Tekboy on Jul 9, 2009 12:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
5 out of 10 seems to be about the best anybody is doing
by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jul 9, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 8 brotha
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow thats good. Did you guess on any?
by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jul 9, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guessed on 2 using elimination
but knew 6 of them and thought I knew #9. Had no idea on #4 the bunt one.
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had no idea on number 4 either
by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm too embarassed to divulge my quiz results.
Let’s just say I have another reason to hate umpires – because they’re smarter than me!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I got 3 out of 10. Not much to brag about.
Cubs record since April 2004: 4-0
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 9, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a rock.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 9, 2009 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Charlie Brown Reference
+1 sigh
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by Fuk-U-Meter on Jul 9, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just heard Hawk say:
“Martinez on deck. Choo in the hole”
That sounded funny.
by Mapmaker on Jul 9, 2009 1:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shame on you for listening to Hawk...
Tsk tsk…
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
by chilango2 on Jul 9, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Off day really THAT bad?
hehe
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 9, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
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 9, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has he said "Hell yeah!" during one of his home run calls?
He seems to have added that after Konerko’s three-dinger day.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 9, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Acording to Sully....
It will be Wells in game 1 and Zambrano in game 2 on Sunday against the Cards.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-09-cubs-bits-chicago-jul09,0,4562524.story
(i’m crossing my fingers that that link works)
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by In Piniella We Trustiella on Jul 9, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Works for me.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cards win , Piniero goes the whole game
They don’t even use the BP , darn. However it is not clear who they will start in game 2 Sunday.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
by Doggie Stalker on Jul 9, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Got 4 of 10 on the quiz Al.
Got 1, 3, 8 & 9 correct. 40%. :P
But based on yesterday’s call at 2nd base on Dome, I guess I have bright future as a major league umpire.
Now I know what I can do in my retirement years… :)
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis,
vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque,
Nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
by Zeke on Jul 9, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
testing.....testing...
Ok so I’m seeing if this mobile posting will work……
by nmcubsfan on Jul 9, 2009 6:11 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Fire Von Joshua
We threw Gerald Perry under the bus for no reason. Might as well cut to the chase and do the same with Joshua. It can’t POSSIBLY be the fault of Soriano, Kosuke and Bradley that they cannot fucking hit better. PUKE.
$136 million payroll for a .500 style ballclub. Good work Jim.
by BLou on Jul 9, 2009 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
tonight i dream of a sweep of the cardinals.
this is our best opportunity to essentially turn the season around in 4 games, 4 little games boys. take them apart. all 4, and don’t look back.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
by buckmulligan on Jul 9, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Other than this comment....
…I took the day off from Cubs baseball to head down to the UC to select my new season ticket location for 2009-10.
My comment will for the time being will continue to be my signature line.
Just win the next game...!
by blackhawk24 on Jul 9, 2009 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And where are your new seats?
will you be able to snag an errant puck or two?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jul 9, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Section 115...
… a few rows up in the corner. I can eye the benches, see each corner of the rink and not have the netting in my view (it drives me nuts). I’ve never been down this low on ST’s so it’ll be interesting. And they’re actually cheaper than the 200-level tix I had last season.
Snagging a puck will still be tough since I’m not on an aisle and the netting does go overhead somewhat.
Just win the next game...!
by blackhawk24 on Jul 10, 2009 6:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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