The All-Randy Show (Wells vs. Wolf): Cubs vs. Dodgers Preview, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT
by Al Yellon on Aug 21, 2009 7:00 PM CDT
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PrintChris DeLuca has an outstanding column today reminding all of us exactly why this team needs Carlos Zambrano:
If Cubs fans have any sense, they will give Zambrano a warm reception. If the Cubs are going to pull out of their doldrums and win a third consecutive division title, they'll need Zambrano.
Really.
Zambrano pitched five scoreless innings against the Clinton Lumberjacks, allowing four hits, striking out five and walking none. After throwing 76 pitches (54 strikes), he said his back was fine, then flexed his muscle to show he's not as lazy as people think.
He was particularly upset by a Carol Slezak column in the Sun-Times this week that included this message: "If I were running the Cubs, I'd be looking for a way to make this lazy pitcher somebody else's problem."
Zambrano's response: "That lady that says I was lazy, I want to see her on Tuesday. I want to be with no shirt so that she can see my body, and she can see what type of body I have. If I'm lazy, lazy people don't have this body, so I'm going to show her my guns so that she can call me lazy again.
"I'm sorry, people get hurt. We are human, and we get hurt. ... We are not machines."
Now, to be fair, Zambrano called himself lazy in not doing the ab work he needs to do to keep his back in shape. But Slezak's comment was a cheap shot. As DeLuca said, like it or not, Z is the Cubs' "ace", regardless of whether he wins 20 games a year or not. He's the leader of the rotation, and with Kerry Wood departed, he is the senior Cub, now in his ninth season -- yes, that's right, he first stepped onto the field as a Cub in 2001. Z became the first major leaguer born in the 1980s when he made his major league debut only two months past his 20th birthday on August 20, 2001, nine years ago yesterday, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Brewers.
Go get 'em, Z, next Tuesday.
One more thing about Aaron Miles. He now has 153 plate appearances and a .462 OPS. That is, courtesy of baseball-reference.com's Play Index, the 40th-worst season for any player in the divisional play era, since 1969, who had that many plate appearances, ranked by OPS. He has had two hits in his last 26 AB dating back to June 18.
But you go right ahead pinch-hitting him in key situations, Lou.
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The Cubs have faced only 26 lefthanded starters so far this year -- that's the fewest in either league (most: Rays and Royals, 45). They are 13-13 in those games; one of the losses was to Randy Wolf on May 28 at Wrigley Field. The only run off Wolf that day was a home run by Bobby Scales. That may not bode well for tonight, but it's time for the Cubs to step up vs. LHP. Geovany Soto is 4-for-11 vs. Wolf with a double.
Randy Wells was Wolf's opponent in that May 28 game, his only start vs. the Dodgers; he threw seven good innings, allowing only two runs, but the Cubs had no offense that day. If Wells throws 6.1 innings tonight, he will appear in the qualified league leaders for ERA for the first time. All of the hits Wells allowed on 5/28 were singles, except for a double by Andre Ethier.
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Overflow comment threads will post today at 10 pm, 11 pm and 11:45 pm CDT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Be nice to get Wells
to double digit wins. Especially considering how little support he got in his early starts
It never gets to be easy
First Gamethread post of the Ricketts Era
Maybe it will give us some luck.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions
Speaking of Miles
I haven’t seen any of the kids in the LLWS say he is their favorite player. Interesting.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 7:06 PM CDT reply actions
but somehow, Jason Marquis has been mentioned a few times.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
A few?
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
indeed.
Apparently he played in one of the Little Leagues, so most of the kids have been mentioning him as their favorite player.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Plus Marquis is an actually pretty good at baseball.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, but to chosen by multiple Little Leaguers as their favorite player?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
He is from their town and played in the same little league.
He even pitched in the llws for that league.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know.
It’s cool for Marquis, I’m sure.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
to be dfa
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't know she was expecting.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
For what?
A growth spurt?
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs have faced only 26 lefthanded starters so far this year — that’s the fewest in either league (most: Rays and Royals, 45). They are 13-13 in those games
i guess the cubs need to get more right handed
Caption
Theriot: “Awe, not ANOTHER missed tag. SWL is gonna be killing me on BCB tonight”!
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Kick some ass Wells!
And Miles? You can kiss my ass.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:12 PM CDT reply actions
So is this going to be good preview or bad preview?
I just finished reading that 900+ comment behemoth summary. What started out as a good recap in the morning turned into a real recrap by this afternoon. Hopefully everyone got it out of their system…
Oh, and let the Randy Randy humor begin – after all, this is Bleed Cubbie Blue…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I couldn't even bring myself to venture in there
I think it was already at 500 comments when I logged on
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 21, 2009 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Only an idiot criticizes Zambrano
He’s one of the few guys who actually acts like he gives a F++K as to what happens on the field.
I agree he gives 100%
however, he can be a knucklehead from time to time – and deserves to be criticized for it.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
I agree
he can be a knucklehead sometimes.
However, I’ll take that over (ahem) some guys who look like they’re sleepwalking (or on a siesta).
I’m 53. I was 13 years old during the summer of ’69.
My favorite player at that time was Ron Santo.
Old Ronnie used to get criticized too, for being too emotional (much like Zambrano).
Personally, I can live with those guys (even at their worst).
I definitely want him on the team,
especially over some of those guys who are sleepwalking.
I just think he can grow up a tad bit. He’s been in for nine years now.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Cmon Dude
he’s done plenty to be criticized for. We don’t all drink at the trough of endless Zambrano love
These troughs?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather watch Zambrano go ballistic
than watch Soriano take about FIVE minutes to walk back to the dugout, after a horrible strikeout (a ball five feet outside) to lead off a (playoff?) game.
If Slezak wants to see lazy, she should come out to Waveland & Kenmore during a game - I'll show her lazy.
Heck, I’ll even take my shirt off – she’ll be scarred for life! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Yeah, but can you give her two tickets
to the gun show?
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
sadly no - my days of "whatcha gonna do when these 24-inch pythons are wrapped around you" are over.
Evidently eating vitamins and saying prayers only last for so long…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
LET ME TELL YA SOMETHIN' BROTHER
I’ve been hangin and bangin all around LA, and all the Zambranomaniacs are asking me, “Zambrano! What do we do if there’s and earthquake and we fall into the ocean.” Well the Z’ster is gonna say his prayers, and take his vitamins, and he’s going to have all the 1000s of people in LA pile on, and then we’re gonna backstroke to safety brother. Then, the Z’ster is gonna part the ocean, straight to the ballpark, and we’re gonna step to the plate, and get our business done. So Wolf, WHATCHA GONNA DO, WHEN THE Z’STER, THE CUBS, LA, AND THE 24 INCH PYTHONS RUN WILD OVER YOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUU!
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow - you weren't kidding. Z really does have 24 inch pythons...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Wow
I never realized how much Z looks like Batista. And, can you believe that guy there is in his 40s? Unreal.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't believe anyone's talking about "wrestling."
by stuartscottslefteye on Aug 21, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Well guess what
I am.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
CAN YOU SEE
THE POWAH
OH
THE WARRIAH?!?
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahem...of, not oh... :)
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I used to watch wrestling, for sure.
Ultimate Warrior, Iron Sheik, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, George “the animal” Steele, etc.
by stuartscottslefteye on Aug 21, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Jake The Snake...
Brutus the Barber Beefcake, Million Dollar Man, Macho Man. Classic.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Randy Poffo!
My father-in-law played baseball with him back around their high school days
by stuartscottslefteye on Aug 21, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
DO YOU SMELL
WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING?
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a jet flyin'
Limousine riding, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, SON OF A GUN!
IF YOU WANT TO BEAT THE MAN…
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN!
It’s a bummer my wife is coming home tonight because now I really want to watch some wrestling DVDs.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
♪♫ Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior ♫♪
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
DX is coming back.
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, it cracked me up when Batista first came on the scene
I was like – Hey, that’s Zambrano out there! ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Rec'd.
Just because I got nostalgic there for a moment.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
The last wrestling I watched was when I went to the last Wrestlemania in Detroit
And oddly enough, the wrestling I remember the most, is the stuff I watched as a kid. Sometimes, I really want to do a podcast just to talk about the Cubs, quote movies, and quote old school wrestling promos. I don’t know how good that would be, but it would be fun.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
the only era of wrestling I can enjoy...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
when Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik would come out and sing their national anthems...
…oh man, that was good stuff.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I crack up thinking about that
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
and Hulk Hogan
was the good guy…
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed.
Is that Hawk head-butting the Soviet flag? Nice.
by stuartscottslefteye on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Hogan
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry - I meant Hulk!
I’m watching the Sox game and Hawk’s voice burrowed its way into my brain…
by stuartscottslefteye on Aug 21, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
now
Hulk Hogan wresting Hawk Harrelson. That I’d pay to see.
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
"We dine on danger and snack on death!"
Quite possibly the best wrestling credo ever for arguably the best tag-team in wrestling history – the Road Warriors.
Oh, and they had the best entrance music of all time – “Iron Man”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
So we just need to...
Get the lead down to 3 by then, and then we control our own destiny! : /
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Good luck tonight Wells.
CTL showed Carlos being interviewed and asked about Carol’s statement. He didn’t seem all that upset more teasing I guess. He invited her to be there Tues. and the guys on the panel said she will be there. That should be interesting.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Any hope of Sori NOT playing tonight ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
I thought someone had the lineup posted in the Ricketts thread
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
If I remember right, its'
THeriot
Bradley
Lee
Aramis
Baker
SOriOhNo
Soto
Fuld
Wells
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Well Fuld is nice
But Fuld and Fox or Dome and Fox without Soriano would be MUCH better. Seriously batters are being INTENTIONALLY walked
to get to him he swings at balls two feet outside of the plate with the bases loaded what does he have to do for Lou to bench for
at LEAST a game or two ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 21, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Those swings at those pitch outs
was some of the worst baseball I’ve ever seen.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
pitchouts is about right.
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
They were too!
It was insane. On that first one, I thought, “well, OK, I probably wouldn’t have done that, but maybe he saw something I didn’t see.” And then he did it again!!! At that point, I kinda tuned out of the game and out of the discussion on here.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Well you can crap in one hand...
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
What's going on with that other hand?
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
it's reaching clear across the other side of the bathroom for the toilet paper...
…and missing.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
That is not good
Not good at all…
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Whiffing at a slider that lands in the LH's box.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Here's the lineup, per Twittermeyer
Lineup vs, LH Wolf: riot, milt, lee, rami, baker, sori, soto, fuld, wells.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Cue the Price is Right fail music
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
sure
but it would involve removing an ice-cold Soriano from the lineup.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Either there or RF.
Whatever it takes, let’s find out if this guy is for real or not.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
I'm all for it.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
pulling Milton Bradley
out of this lineup is not a good idea.
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
No it isn't
But pulling your boy Soriano would be an excellent idea.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 21, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
pay attention
I called for him to be benched yesterday and this morning.
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry glad you came over the dark side
I believe something is wrong with him, physical ,mental or a combination. This is NOT a slump or a natural decline because of age. While one might have foreseen SOME drop off he is too good an athlete for what is happening now. Whatever it is keeping in the lineup is not helping.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 21, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
describing
Sori as ice cold is an insult to ice.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." - George F. Will
by Slakkr on Aug 21, 2009 8:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
dry ice?
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Al.......
Slezak’s column was spot on.
It was not a cheap shop. BigZ, IMHO, is paid to win games. He can’t win games if he is not in the best physical condition. BigZ let his teammates and the fans down by failing to maintain proper conditioning. You can’t be the leader of the staff if you are injured.
by timeforachange2009 on Aug 21, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions
♪♫ That's when I fell for... The Leader of the Pack... (vrooom vrooom) ♪♫
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
In defense of Z...
I have a bulging disc as well, and no amount of core/ab/low back work is going to stop it from flaring up from time to time. It’s the nature of the beast. He’s shown over the past 5 years that he can win games, and take the ball for over 200 innings and 30+ starts.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah but
i except my ace to win 30 games, era under 2.5 and never get hurt
by jesus christos on Aug 21, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok.....
I’ll bite. I don’t expect to have my ace win 30 games and have an era under 2.5. I also know that injuries happen. IMHO, BigZ’s are preventable.
I like Z. I wish he would have as much passion towards working out as he does for the game. That is all I am trying to say……..
As for having a bulging disk, I do as well. I have also had two fractures at L5. I have found that the more work AB work, chiropractor visits and traction that I do improves my mobility and allows me to function. Bottom line is that if I do my exercises I feel fine. I was able to ride in a Humvee for 8+ hours a day in Fallujah without pain because of my treatment regime………
by timeforachange2009 on Aug 21, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You're lucky...
Because the bulging disc was not preventable, and although the symptoms can be controlled to some extent in some with pre-hab/re-hab exercises, there are times they flare up regardless. His shoulder issue last season… was that preventable too?
You simply don’t have the success Zambrano’s had without working hard.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Really.........
there are plenty of players who have had success early but tailed off quickly because they would not keep up with their program.
IMHO, when you are young, some players are able to get by on their talent. As they get older and their bodies change, they need more. I happen to think this is happening to BigZ.
As for his shoulder, I do not know what caused it. Many times a shoulder injury is a result of another injury.
Don’t get me wrong, I really like BigZ. I want the best for him and the team. The latter will not occur without him on the field.
by timeforachange2009 on Aug 21, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Odd as it may sound
It is overcast here in LA and there are scattered showers in the area. Don’t think the game will be rained out, but it is a change from the norm for this time of year.
GO CUBS!
That's VERY strange for southern California in mid-August.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
good luck wells...i'll be watching
" The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played."- Ryne Sandburg's Hall of Fame speech
nice ballhawk...
good call
" The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played."- Ryne Sandburg's Hall of Fame speech
I'm just the warmup act - SWL does the main show...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
SoriOhNo is .171 vs LHP with 2 HR and a .531 OPS this year.
Look, Lou.. you know what I want you to do? Sit him a lot for 2009. Teach him a new hitting approach in the off season – get some value out of him for the next five years. But stop trotting him out there this year, especially vs LHPs. Yes, there’s lots of difficult management decisions for you to make, but this ain’t one of them.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 7:36 PM CDT reply actions
agreed...and let Von Joshua do his job
" The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played."- Ryne Sandburg's Hall of Fame speech
but he is a STAR, fans expect to see him
or so Lou said last year when the idea of just benching in the 9th for defensive reasons came up.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 21, 2009 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Z was getting torn apart on The Score...
Today by McNeil and that other d-bag. They called his comments directed at Slezak disgusting and inappropriate. If anyone heard Z’s interview, he was 100% kidding with the reporters and having fun with the situation.
Someday we'll go all the way...
see
this is your mistake, for listening to the Score. :D
"I’m not going to allow Al Yellon to flush this thing down the crapper without a fight." (BLOU)
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
It's mostly just for background noise at work...
But stuff like this catches my attention.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw Carlos interview
and it seemed he was more teasing/kidding than anything.
Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT
Favre's Night:
1 for 4 for four yards and a 39.6 passer rating.. No sacks, but a couple of emergency timeouts to change his depends after some hurries.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 7:45 PM CDT reply actions
Not sure.. You can find it on the web if you know where to look..
I just checked the yahoo sports page for updated stats.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Here in Fargo it is
Dunno about y’all, tho
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Thanks
We have Tennessee-Dallas here. Very incongruous game selection.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Didn't care anyway
Watched a couple of episodes of “Lock ’n Load with R. Lee Ermey”, tho. Fun stuff there.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Favre?
Favre who? Never heard of him… is he a rookie?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
As much crap as I'd like to shoot down to Bears and Packers fans
my Vikings are gonna suck this year.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Good news and bad news for the vikings tonight..
They sacked Cassel three times, but he still figured out their LB’s and secondary. 10-0 Chiefs with the starters in. KC 135 yds to MN 20.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
Some in the Chicago media would like to anoint them NFC North Champs already.
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Man, I'd love to be wrong
but just look at last year’s Jets. Granted, those Jets didn’t have one Adrian Peterson, but still. Favre will be a detriment to the team.
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
The Southern Miss kid?
"Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?" Harry Caray
by CubbieintheSouth on Aug 21, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Only reason he’s playing in the first place is ’cuz his dad was the HS football coach. 10-1 says he ends up with a drinking problem.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Slight chance of rain tomorrow, too
This is the stuff that floats up from Mexico and usually is described as the “monsoonal rains” of AZ. PHX gets this stuff in the summertime a lot. Not SoCal. It will be gone by Sunday.
But I’m not pleased with a threat of rain when I’m driving 120 miles tomorrow!!!
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Aug 21, 2009 7:46 PM CDT reply actions
Guess we should be glad
its only rain, he he.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
I'm not gonna be around tonight...
dinner with my family sounds better than what the Cubs might give me.
Later my peeps.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 21, 2009 8:00 PM CDT reply actions
Peep mafia
eh?
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 21, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you draw funny pictures for them...
On the dinner napkins?
Someday we'll go all the way...
by CubsBullsBears on Aug 21, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
And on that note, after quoting pro wrestlers
I’m outta here. Take care everybody! Be excellent to each other.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 21, 2009 8:03 PM CDT reply actions
If you're bored waiting for the game
AMC would like to remind you that there is no Dana, only Zuul
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
And now from the other end of the spectrum...
…My Network (Ch. 50 in Chicago) would like to remind you that Friday Night Smackdown is on now. If you hurry, you can see a women’s tag-team match.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Are they as hot
As Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts?
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
two of them were much hotter.
the other two… well, i won’t say how they looked because I’m afraid they’ll find out about it and hunt me down and kick the crap out of me. And believe me, they could. Manny wishes he was using what those two use…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I read Paul Sullivan's "suggestions" to Ricketts so you don't have to.
It’s predictably anticlimactic
Basically, the best suggestion is cheaper ticket prices and cheaper beer. He suggests trading z, talking Lou into staying, and getting rid of Hendry and Kenney. A bunch of uninlligable prattle about team shrinks and Jumbotrons wraps up the latest attempt at journalism over at the Tribune.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
Ron interviewing Piniella
Ronsi: Last night, you sucked. RISP with bases loaded
Loupi: Soriano and baker K’s – 6th inning we walk loony and give up a grand slam. They were both "right moves’. We’ve had a heck of a time. I have no explanations for why (we suck on offense). “Gosh, I thought (after SDO) we’d score some runs.. It’s hard to win when you score two runs”
R: 42 games left. You know Lou… can we win 2 or 3 games here?
L: We’ll play better at home, with the Nats and the Mets. I keep clinging to the Hope of a win streak and.. and.. and.. lots of the same gibberish.
R: Lineup?
L: "We need soriano to start hitting.. we’re going to have to give him a breather of sorts (!!!). if he doesn’t.
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions
A bit of paraphrasing there.. I hope I got the gist across anyway..
QUote to note: “We need Soriano to start hitting (or) we’re going to have to giver him a breather of sorts.” Promise, Lou?
by DisCUBbobulated on Aug 21, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, you were paraphrasing
i thought that was word for word, you had it spot on
by jesus christos on Aug 21, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
In case you were wondering
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
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