OK, fess up - is someone here this person?

The Onion (note: a satirical newspaper) runs another Cub-related story, and raises the question: who is this man? It sure seems like they could be a member of Bleed Cubbie Blue!

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Kinda looks like this guy

A little bit of advice: don’t ask him what’s in the briefcase…

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

by ballhawk on Sep 10, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

There's something about that movie

that I really enjoy.

"Dad gum right this games gonna be played under protest. . . I guarantee this is gonna be one protest that's upheld." --Hawk Harrelson, 6/24/07

by RynoHoF on Sep 11, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is it the part where he f*s st up?

Life is parallel to hell but I must maintain

by dr stabbingworth on Sep 11, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

first time I saw it, I missed the opening credits...

…so I went almost the whole movie before I finally realized that was Michael Douglas. The haircut and glasses really threw me.

As for the movie itself, yes, there is something about it that I really enjoy, but in a kinda weird way. I can certainly identify with a lot of the frustrations he had but the way he, umm… “resolved” his problems was very disturbing.

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

by ballhawk on Sep 11, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

we're the SAME, you and me

by Illicat on Sep 11, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not me, but I wish he would stop by for peanuts, Pepsi and a dog every game.

I play a radio every game as loud as it will go, and no one has ever complained— I dare you ;-)

I bang on my hotdog bin, which has unfortunately made a little girl cry, and I boo bad play(er)s, and I wear glasses.
However, this isn’t me.

Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.

by section229beer on Sep 10, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

A definite clue here

“He also seems to really hate Derrek Lee,” Brodeur added, “which I don’t get, because he’s our best player.”

I think a quick site search for stuff posted in March/April can help us narrow our list of suspects down.

"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

by Clutch16 on Sep 11, 2009 1:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I've seen him before!!

In 2006 I went to a game with my family. It was in September…Rich Hills complete game shutout to be exact.

My cousin tried talking to him because he seemed to have a lot of facts. She wanted to know a few things. He completely ignored her. She tapped him on the shoulder again. He ignored her again. She finally said “you’re rude”. He replied “I paid to see the Cubs and not hear your voice. Good day”.

I’ll never forget that face!

by ak123 on Sep 11, 2009 7:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hahaha your cousin got owned!

FIRE VDN

by gocubs526 on Sep 11, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

She was so upset that day. Saying all afternoon how she’s never met someone so rude lol.

by ak123 on Sep 11, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, so this guy is real?

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 12, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weird, isn't it?

I posted this, and even included the note about it being from a satirical newspaper, just to be sure everyone understood…..and here’s someone who says they’ve interacted with the guy!

Maybe The Onion story has a basis in fact? Or maybe they just captured a “type” really well? Perhaps we’ll never know…..

"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 13, 2009 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm thoroughly confused...

…though maybe this is just another sign of just how good The Onion is at what they do.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 14, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it must be Clutche

“He also seems to really hate Derrek Lee,” Brodeur added, “which I don’t get, because he’s our best player.”

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 Sep 11, 2009 8:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

OMG, that's it!

I would amend the article as follows:

“He also seems to really hate Derrek Lee,” Brodeur added, “which I don’t get, because he’s our best player.” Conversely, whenever career minor-leaguer Micah Hoffpauir steps to the plate, the fan practically goes into convulsions of joy. “Oh, yeah,” says Brodeur. “He turns up the radio real loud and starts hooting like an owl. It’s just plain weird.”

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by dat cubfan daver on Sep 11, 2009 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

"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 Sep 11, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha

nice!

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 Sep 11, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

HA!

Recipe for Disaster;
C'mon Cubs, hurry up and blow this so I can relax.
by Bluekoolaide on July22, 2009 3:08 PM CDT

by sue369 on Sep 11, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very Interesting Post

Rec’d

I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT

by cubsluver22 on Sep 11, 2009 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll bet that's Deep Goat.

"That’s what I love about my skip, man. He’ll tell you that you suck...I know I suck. We know we suck...Yeah, we suck. But we’ll see who sucks at the end."
- Gary Sheffield

by DrGalazkiewicz on Sep 11, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs