Scales Scales The Wall! He Catches -- Oh, Wait. No, He Doesn't. Cubs Lose 2-1
by Al on Sep 19, 2009 8:38 PM CDT
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Today's 2-1 Cubs loss to the Cardinals, their fourth in a row, wasn't all Bobby Scales' fault, obviously. The Cubs did manage to tie the game up in the 9th inning before the Cardinals got three quick hits and the winning run off Carlos Marmol.
And I shouldn't blame Scales, either. Like LaTroy Hawkins under Dusty Baker, Scales is being asked to do a job by his manager that he isn't qualified to do. So let's say this in big, loud, bold type so maybe Lou will pay attention:
Hey, Lou. Bobby Scales isn't an outfielder. Will you please stop playing him there?
Scales did play some outfield in the minor leagues, though not very much, and it's been three years since he's spent significant time in the outfield (13 games there for Iowa this year, 10 last year). Admittedly, Jake Fox isn't really a very good outfielder, either, though the man can hit. And the Cubs haven't been hitting or scoring many runs lately. Plus, Fox might actually have a role for the 2010 Cubs. Scales will turn 32 on the last day of the regular season and he's had his proverbial 15 minutes of fame. Most likely, he won't be part of the Cubs' 25-man roster next year. And if Lou wanted an outfielder who can actually play, plus is familiar with Busch Stadium, why not So Taguchi?
Nope, it was Scales, who also overran a single by Chris Carpenter in the seventh inning, turning it into a double, although that didn't result in any runs scoring, unlike the ball that Scales had in his glove, hit by Brendan Ryan, that popped out into the bullpen for a home run.
Which was a damn shame, because it ruined yet another outstanding outing from a Cubs starting pitcher. Ryan Dempster nearly matched Carpenter, who is a Cy Young candidate, pitch for pitch over the first eight innings. Only Ryan's HR made the difference; Dempster walked one and Carpenter two. The Cubs eked out a run on a pair of singles and a sac fly by Jeff Baker off Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin in the top of the 9th. Incidentally, the Cardinals ought to worry about Franklin in the postseason. After being nearly unhittable the first five months of the season, Franklin has made seven appearances in September, in which he has thrown 6.1 innings, allowed 11 hits and six walks and seven earned runs for a 9.95 ERA.
Carlos Marmol came in and allowed a single to Ryan Ludwick, who was forced on a bunt attempt. Two more singles scored the winning run, the 20th time this year the Cubs have lost a game in their opponent's last at-bat, a testament to the inconsistency of the bullpen.
But what sums up this game, and in fact, the entire season, is this quote from Lou, which I think we've heard way too many times in 2009:
"He's trying so hard, he's playing a little out of control," Piniella said of Scales, who is in the big leagues for the first time after toiling 10-plus seasons in the Minors. "What are you going to do? This young man played the infield in the Minor Leagues all year."
What are you going to do, Lou? How about managing the team and putting someone out there who can actually play the outfield? I'm getting tired of hearing "What are you going to do?" or "What do you want me to do?" That's not the Lou Piniella who led the Cubs to two division titles. He sounds tired and defeated. Maybe it's time for him to retire.
In the meantime, the Cubs will try to salvage the final game vs. the playoff-bound Cardinals this year, tomorrow night. It's worth watching for the pitching matchup, Carlos Zambrano vs. Adam Wainwright, and to hear what misstatements (or even outright lies) Joe Morgan will say about the Cubs. Till tomorrow, and till then: go Bears.
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Like Aerosmith said....
same old story…same old song and dance…….
I liked Harden’s quote the other day….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which was?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 19, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew someone would ask.....
“Got some ground balls, but they were just finding the holes, skipped through,” Harden said.
My take is again, the scouting and “game planning” for the Cubs … especially on defensive placement and “strategy”…..is BAD…..thats why they “like” the “K” guys…..
And I didn’t watch today (NBF….I got 14 in between the tstorms)….byt the Cubs had to have what 10 baserunners…and only 1 run….that’s been a theme since 04….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs left seven on base today.
Cardinals turned four double plays.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 19, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that and a "real" SS would help....
and don’t get me wrong….I like Theriot….but he belongs at 2b….he works when the offense is great…..but as we saw this year………the Cubs could have used a Gem at SS to save some runs…..
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good use of your time, KC
Hope the golf gods were nicer than the baseball gods were.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Golf gods - nice??? Mwahahahahaa...
Good one, NBF. Good one….
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couple of birds....
couple + of double’s too…….inconsistent as aiways….
Put a 150ish par 3 about 7’ from the hole and 2 putted……but on a "reg"hole…fought thru a slice “off the roof”….a ricochet off a tree……nice on and great putt….at least 20’ or so….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
isn't that the way it always is?
Just when you’re about to chuck the clubs in the pond and walk away forever, you make an incredible shot that instantly causes you to forget the previous six holes (at least) and keeps you coming back for more.
Golf is the only sport I know that you hate while playing and love when you’re not.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well put, BH
I love golf. It never loves me back. Kinda like the Cubs. :)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I lost all respect for Cardinal Fans today
I never seen the Cardinal fans trash talk so much in my life. Since the Cubs playoff collapses and their championship run in 2006 they have grown from good, respectable fans to complete jerks. They are starting to become worse than Yankee, Red Sox and Phillies bandwaggoners.
it used to be just plain old trash talk but they are starting to cross the line. Cardinals fans now want to go to Wrigley Field, demolish it and detonate bombs all over the Northside of Chicago hoping to kill every last Cub fan in existence and seek sexual pleasure from it.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I normally would say something against this.
In this case, however, you happen to be correct. I went to this Cubs-Cardinals game in 2006. After the Cubs won that game, some Cardinals fans sitting next to me threw chewing gum at Cubs fans, including myself.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correction:
The Cardinals fans were about ten rows behind me.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say something political....
but I won’t
PLEASE…..The cards collapsed in 89 and 03 against the Cubs….and the Cubs this year were’nt really in it,,,,,,
,I wouldn’t call the Cubs poor play this year a collapse…I’d call it the GM fixing something that wasn’t broke…..
Also….this fan thing is “growing worse” in all sports everywhere…..I’m not sure how to “describe” the thoughts I’ve heard on this subject…..but it has to to with US culture in general….and “instant gratification”….plus the cost of admission to these events……and the people that attend now vs. the past…..
I wouldn’t get bent out of shape
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, you're right.
This sort of idiot fan behavior is within every fanbase. I wish it were more possible to control it, but it doesn’t seem so.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 19, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al,
I formerly had a co-worker who lived in Tampa when the Bears were under the coaching of Mike Ditka.
He had no problems with Bears fans, but he really disliked Packers fans because they were over the top in his view.
In 2000, I found that out for myself. I went to a Packers game at Lambeau Field, but unless things change in the fanbase, I probably won’t ever go back.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last time I went to a baseball game
Was the 2008 Crosstown Classic between the White Sox and Cubs at US Cellular Field. A now EX friend of mine who was a White Sox fan was able to score tickets to the game. I knew that the Fans at US Celluar Field were jerks and I would be heckeled because I and many Cubs fans were in Enemy Territory. But what happened to me changed my life forever. In the inning when the White Sox took the lead and put the game out of reach. Some white Sox fans who were sitting behind me where getting rowdy and were starting to throw beer bottles at nearby Cubs fans. When one of the beer bottles came near my seat, I grabbed my souvenirs and left the stadium in the middle of that inning. The next day my ex friend said he would never speak to me again because I left the game early. I told him that because of those rowdy fans I feared for my life and I didnt want to start any trouble so I left. Since then he never spoke to me again and I never went to a baseball game since.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel sorry for you about that.
There’s a reason why I try to go to baseball games with someone who is cheering for the same team I am.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst Experience of my Life
I will never go to any baseball game ever again. Its why I never drink or have any friends that are baseball friends. I do everything I can to stay away from baseball people outside of the Internet.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Judging by your posts here
How do you have any friends anywhere?
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let me recount...
… the Cubbie fan jackasses I’ve encountered.
- 2004 at Wrigley while I’m carrying my then 3 year old daughter having Cubbie fans f-bomb me for the offense of wearing a Sox shirt at a Cubs/Sox game.
- 2009 in the bleachers, hearing Cubbie fans threaten a young (Sox fan) kid, right in front of so-called security. Then hearing the Cubbie fan goons chant, “HOMO! HOMO! HOMO!” at the kid. Then they switched to vulgar homophobic taunts. Top it off with the Cubbie fan woman (can’t call her a lady) make racist tinged taunts of anyone she suspected of being a Sox fan. When she told the Asian Sox fans sitting by me that she “…was tired of supporting Southside welfare” cheats, one of the Asian guys said, “I’m an executive at … so what are you talking about?” That didn’t impede her and the guys left.
Idiocy is not unique to any fanbase and Cub fans are no less guilty.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on Sep 19, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Useful post, thanks for your input!
/s
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 20, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, brother
There are jerks in every fan base. You don’t think Bears fans can be asses?
I’ve been to several Packers-Bears games, at both stadiums, and have had absolutely zero problems. I’ve also seen zero problems.
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 Sep 20, 2009 7:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't new with Cardinal fans
A lot of them literally hate Cubs fans. I live in St. Louis and had to take my Cubs license plate holder off my car after it was vandalized twice (someone keyed “Cubs Suck” into my paint, another tried pulling the holder off, bending it). Now I have a Bears holder and still have people shout stuff at stoplights (after the light turns green, of course). Go to the Post-Dispatch website and look at the comments there. Ignorant stuff.
What’s funny is most of them don’t believe me when I say we don’t hate or even care about them nearly as much as they do us.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cardinals and white sox fans are alot more similar to eachother than they think
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most Cardinal fans will tell you they like the Sox too
Just because most Sox fans hate the Cubs
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ive seen plenty of white sox fans wearing cardinal shirts because of that
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubbie fans have an equal percentage of jackasses.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on Sep 19, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yawn all you like, but it’s true.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
by DrCrawdad on Sep 19, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
almost feel like you were too polite here
more like “greater percentage”.
cubdom seems overrun by jerks, especially in this new “gotta win NOW” era.
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 19, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I went to school at Mizzou, and I second the motion.
Cardinal fans (and a lot of St. Louisans in general) genuinely seem to loathe Chicago and its citizens. I don’t think I would call it full-on hate, because I’ve been able to go to Blues / Blackhawks games in my red sweater and leave totally unharmed… and hockey is St. Louis’ winter sport of choice over football, IMO.
That being said, ever since that WS win and the subsequent gentrification feeling of New Busch in general, Cards fans have slowly become mostly insufferable. Maybe it all goes back to Chicago surpassing St. Louis in size and influence in the late 19th century or something, I don’t know. But while at school (05-09) I found that many people from STL gave you more crap and more anger about being a Chicagoan/Cubs fan as the years went by.
Needless to say, I love Kansas City.
by TheNextCubsVoice on Sep 20, 2009 4:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I second Al's notion.
Good luck to the Bears tomorrow! I’ll be watching the game tomorrow afternoon (in HD on a big-screen TV).
Might be a good game, as both teams are licking defensive wounds (Urlacher for the Bears, Polamalu for the Steelers).
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 8:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate the Bears
The Chicago Bears are the reason why I hate American Football.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be careful with that sentiment on this blog.
Quite a few of the members here are Bears fans. I am an opposing fan (I cheer for an American football team, not the Bears), and I am very careful to bring my team’s loyalty onto this page.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't sweat that stuff...
I love the bears….but aanything I ever wrote here ios TAME in comparison to what I write about the Bears,,,,,,believe me…..I’m a very harsh crituc of the Bear front office…and despise Mr. Angelo more than Mr. Hendry…..
anyhows….nobody’s dislike of Bears/like of other teams would ever gey under my skin
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Careful of what, exactly?
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 Sep 20, 2009 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Offending BLou, I suppose
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 20, 2009 7:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a possibility of that sort of thing?
The things you learn…
"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 20, 2009 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm shocked! Shocked, I say.
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 Sep 20, 2009 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Chicago Bears are the reason I love American football.
How the hell can they be anything else?!
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 19, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I wanted to be a banker and then--after a bad experience at my bank...
…I closed all of my accounts with banks.
by DudeVf11 on Sep 20, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“He’s trying so hard, he’s playing a little out of control,” Piniella said of Scales, who is in the big leagues for the first time after toiling 10-plus seasons in the Minors. “What are you going to do? This young man played the infield in the Minor Leagues all year.”
hes apparently playing out of necessity
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So where's Taguchi?
Where, in fact, is Jeff Baker, if the Cubs want to try him as a DeRosa-type supersub next year? Why couldn’t he play left field today?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 19, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe neifi perez's embarassing pictures of jimbo landed in scales' pocket
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He would have had to steal them from Aaron Miles first.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 19, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh... I was wondering what his middle name was
though I must admit, “where’s” is a bit unusual…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They might as well just combine them and make him "Somewhere's Taguchi."
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, and don't forget Sean Marshall.
IIRC, he’s played that position flawlessly…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
AGREE AL.....
also….I like/supported DeRo…hated the trade as much as anyone….and think he WOULD have helped the Cubs this year….BUT … I also wouldn’t go out NOW and sign him….he’s what 34/35 now…he JUST HAD his best years…..
IMHO….the Cubs 3 biggest problems … in order….
1)…NO CLUTCH HITTING/too many runners lefit is SP.on base
2)…POOR scouting/planning…..defense isn’t positioned to make plays..
3)…Misues of bullpen/no closer.
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that can all be fixed by a speedy lead off man
or so i heard
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rickey says Rickey's not doing anything next year...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Tom Ricketts dont fix this team...
Then I’m going to burn everything I have that is Cubs related and start rooting for the RED SOX. Yea I will even burn my Autographed baseball featuring the 1970 Cubs roster and Ron Santo baseball card that my dad gave to me. I will seriously burn it.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, who the hell are you?
HANNA made/makes better contributions than you.
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
by EJThunder on Sep 19, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hanna changed how the common BCBer thinks
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently....
p.s. perfect slogan
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
by EJThunder on Sep 19, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
THINK BEFORE YOU BURN.....
He will fix it but it will not happen over night . It took awhile to get messed up . Give it some time put the lighter fluid away !!! Maybe I am a fool but I am making plans for mesa 2010 …. The team has alot of good talent they just have not been used properly . Don’t head to Fenway not just yet !!!
by cubs north on Sep 20, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What "necessity"
Is Jake Fox DEAD ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i did see fontenot and fuld drag a body sized bag out of the dugout during the game..
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuld better not be dragging no bodies with a broken wrist
LBR can do that by himself.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's worse than that Al
“Incidentally, the Cardinals ought to worry about Franklin in the postseason. After being nearly unhittable the first five months of the season, Franklin has made seven appearances in September, in which he has thrown 6.1 innings, allowed 11 hits and six walks and seven earned runs for a 9.95 ERA.”
He’s also blown 3 consecutive Saves & suddenly pitching from behind hitter-after-hitter & issuing walks. IMO this, combined with the fact that I think we have the weakest Bench of any PostSeason contender, spells trouble. Add the fact that both Philly & LA will throw 2 LH SP’s at us, we have the lowest BA in the NL vs LH’rs, & “worry” is an understatement. Either Carp, Waino & Pineiro throw lights-out every single game or we probably won’t go very far.
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 19, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, that sounds like a former Cubs closer this year.
Until he started pitching like that in August. He finally was demoted after allowing four runs in the bottom of the ninth against San Diego. He had two outs and a man on first, and San Diego scored four runs afterward.
And I was at this game. It spoiled a lifetime 5-0 record I had at Cubs games.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
any chance that Smoltz becomes the postseason closer?
not sure if he’s eligible or not, but it’d make for a good story if the Cards go far.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe Smoltz is elgible for Cardianls PS roster....
n/t
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you up late swilling Niquil?
Why would you want to express your deepest, darkest Cardinal fan fears here on the Cub fans web site?
Not that I’m not enjoying it.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's just a discussion point
Al Brought up in his intro, a valid one. Not like we’re at war discussing troop positions or anything. I’m a Baseball fan, ‘back in the day’ in Illinois workin’ 3rd shift I used to watch 150 Cubs games & probably 100 Braves games a year. Truth be told Dawson probably in my Top 5 all-time favorite player list. I’ve never gotten into the dividing lines between fans thing. Baseball is baseball, regardless of what team’s on the field.
No, I don’t see Smoltz as a Closer option myself. It’s a Cards fan discussion thing right now, but I just don’t see it happening.
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 6:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
Down below, when I mention “our favorite Cards fan”? That’s the guy.
"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 20, 2009 7:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Scales can play the OF
Then put Fox at 2B for ONE game.
I’ve gone on the rant before that I want him to try to play at 2B in the offseason and everyone comes back and says he can’t field there. Well Scales can’t play in the OF. All I’m asking for is an attempt to see if he can play the position. If there’s effort and Fox cannot play at 2B I promise to never bring it up again.
by ak123 on Sep 19, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just for fun
Why the hell not? The boys should be out there having fun once we are out of it, and that might be hideously entertaining.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 1:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd be like that one game late in a lost-cause season...
…where the manager puts players in completely different positions just for the heck of it. So what if they’ve never played there before and have no idea how to handle the position. It’d be all in good fun – at least til someone pokes an eye out or blows out a knee…
You know, like putting Z at short (he’s taken grounders there before),
Dome at 1B (well, he is left-handed),
Reed behind the plate (you know he’s dying to do it),
Riot in right field (just to see if he could out-Jacque Jacque with his throws),
Bradley on the mound (good luck with the mound visits, Larry),
Soto in center (he’d get in shape real quick covering all that territory).
You get the idea. It’d be fun stuff.
Oh yeah, one more…
Putting Scales in LF!
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 20, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder who has a better arm in the outfield
theriot or juan pierre
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Lilly to catch
Let’s see somone try and score on him.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or...
The Cubs are the one team in baseball where its impossible to manage and be successful.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure if it's managing successfully.
I think it is a question of expectations. Fact is, the Cubs have gone so long since their last World Series title that fans here expect to contend every year. If we don’t contend, fans get restless.
Such has been the case this year. Last year, the Cubs contended until October.
This year, the Cubs have not contended as many have hoped. So, even though the Cubs have a +.500 record this season, it is viewed as a failure. The fan expectations in Chicago are much higher than in most other baseball cities.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to dogress.....
I think the fact the fans have such high expectations is a GOOD thing……
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
digress....
Al…..we need a spell check…….even iff it just catches my sticky keys….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't work in Subject lines
For whatever reason.
And I nominate “dogress” for inclusion in the BCB Dictionary.
"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 19, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
and "dog dress" too
We are very accepting in California…
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was an odd reference to me.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was a reference to his avatar
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 Sep 20, 2009 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe being bad is a good thing
Maybe a string of under .500 and last place finishes for the next 10-20 years will lower expectations again. When the Stadium is empty and the team starts to lose money then Cheap ass Ricketts will wake up.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I HATE TOM RICKETTS
HE’S A CHEAP ASS PIECE OF SHIT AND I HATE HIS GUTS.
WE SHOULD GET A REAL OWNER. SOMEONE WHO CAN SPEND MONEY AND WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FAILURE.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lind 4 owner
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we have a troll
or someone with anger management issues.
by LT on Sep 19, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see now.
I even bothered to look for a good demotivator…
by chilango2 on Sep 19, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait until Al comes back on here and sees this.
Wonder what he’ll think.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll think we were up past our bedtime.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Positive he'll admonish me for my pic
But I got really angry when (s)he insulted LT and Jessica.
by chilango2 on Sep 19, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how do you hate Ricketts already
he doesn’t even own the team yet lol.
by LT on Sep 19, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont see him as an ideal owner
I fail to see him as the type of owner that the Cubs need. The Cubs need an owner that is ruthless. One that has no tolerance for failure and will spend money and get the full value of what he/she/it spends.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't know what you are talking about, sleep it off.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But all of the Steinbrenners are taken...
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just wait and see what happens.
Who knows, maybe he will fix the team, and we will see a Cubs team we like.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of fall flat on his face
And become another victim of the Cubs failure.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you forget to take your meds?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SHOULD WE GET ADAM LIND, TOO?
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy Cow
Ami I was feeling sympathy for you after reading your “changed my life” experience at the hands of WSox fans u posted above. But after reading your posts above & below this one I’m re-thinking my sympathy.
I dunno how many times you’ve met Ricketts or interacted with him but would be interested in hearing those experiences. In the meantime the Cubs are currently just pennies behind the Mets for 2nd highest payroll in MLB & are virtually guaranteed to have the 2nd-highest 2010 payroll trailing only the Yankees.
Guaranteed Contract Totals:
NY YANKEES 09 $206,811,689 10$166,307
NY METS 09-$139,102,235 10-$92,113
CHICAGO CUBS 09-$137,945,612 10-$119.958
DETROIT 09-$129,598,000 10-$84.588
PHILADELPHIA 09-$127,957,380 10-$96.286
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 6:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow....just wow
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 20, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't be restless if payroll was $50 million
and tickets were cheap and plentiful.
I wouldn’t be restless if the farm was stocked.
I wouldn’t be restless if I had faith in ownership and management.
by chilango2 on Sep 19, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1907 was better
"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 20, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But 1906 was a NIGHTMARE.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
Damned hitless wonders spoiling all our fun…
"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 20, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But back to back!
They were on the verge of a dynasty!!!!
by ak123 on Sep 20, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tiff
Why don"t Lou use Fox more or does anyone know why he is in Lou"s doghouse. I sure hope Lou calls it quits,,the fire he once had for the game is ""gone Baby gone""
by Larki40 on Sep 19, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lou pinella
Needs to be fired and in humiliating fashion. Just saying the words “you’re fired” isnt good enough. He needs to be humiliated.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think someone has been drinking too much sake tonight.
I have seniority in the get rid of Lou dept. but I just want him to go back to Florida and enjoy his grandchildren since he
does not seem to enjoy baseball anymore.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that she was giving you the benefit of the doubt
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm enjoying this show as much as the next person, but I think the sake reference was a bit out of line, Doggie.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
These are the "raciest pigs" I could find
by chilango2 on Sep 19, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like a scene at our local fair.
Racing pigs.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just wondering
Can any of these fellas play LF?
by AboutTheCubs on Sep 19, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ballhawk, I'm not really enjoying this any more.
Even though Jessica may have gone over the top with the sake reference, calling her a “racist pig” is wrong.
And as for you, Ami, the site administrator may come back at some point and see this. I wouldn’t be surprised if you got warned.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I'm just not taking this as seriously as you are.
I could see right away that Ami either has significant issues – in which case, nothing we do or say is going to make any difference – or Ami is just here to troll, mess with our heads, cause trouble – in which case, nothing we do or say is going to make any difference.
Either way, I’m pretty sure he/she is well beyond the “just a warning” stage so and will be banned come morning.
Regardless, I don’t think it’s cause for any of the rest of us to be dragged down to his/her level. And ethnic references is getting close to that territory.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point.
And as you can see, I have avoided the name-calling that Ami has partaken in.
I think it’s the first one, too, the explanation you give. Some of the things she has said here make me think she is a Cubs fan, so trolling is probably not what she is doing.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YOU FAIL
I am a woman.
( sorry boys I could not resist)
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if whiskey or vodka makes it better by my guest
but now that I think of it crack might be a better explanation for these rants.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure what the reason is for this,
But whatever it is, I think I’ll pass on it.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it
so if someone tells me that I’ve had too much Jack Daniels I should be offended? (I live in Tennessee)
by LT on Sep 19, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was an ethnic reference based on the user name
and one that is probably a little more unacceptable than a Jack Daniels reference, IMHO.
Unless of course, you live in Lynchburg… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you take the tour?
I just about got drunk on the fumes alone. Afterwards, some of the best lemonade I’ve ever had. Cookies weren’t bad either.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmmm, Bourbon
too much good stuff
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JD ain't bourbon
It’s Tennessee Whiskey. Trust me on this one – aficionados of both types will get offended at the mix-up.
"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 20, 2009 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always wanted to make that pilgrimage and take that tour.
Maybe someday.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 20, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need to get off the computer
Seriously, I haven’t seen one post you’ve written that makes you the least bit liked on here.
by ak123 on Sep 20, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fire, schmire
Maybe he’s just being realistic?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. And for the "get rid of Lou" crowd. He's not going anywhere, take it to the bank.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then he needs to die
Someone needs to kill him.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are out of control. get a grip.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
RAWR
I will never get a grip or calm down until I see the Cubs hoisting that World Series trophy
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must be a joy to be around...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa
look out for Ami she is in a bad mood
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
by Eric16 on Sep 19, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I'm scared of the mental girl with a propensity for violence....
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I am not that bad
As long as you don’t say anything bad about Maddux ( or Fuld).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Maddux will be in the Hall, and Fuld will never be a full-time major leaguer... Do I qualify?
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am afraid not
Try " Maddux is not a people person" or “give it up Jessica , Fuld will never be a major league player” ( a common sentiment last year and this year until June).
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maddux is the spitting image of my step brother...
And also has many of the same mannerisms, just with longer hair.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maddux has longer hair than someone ?
Does he look like a haggard accountant with a beer gut and stubble ? I hope you are lucky
and don’t look at all alike.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I said that wrong, my step brother has longer hair than Maddux, much longer.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank the lord
we didn’t trade for maddux and his brutal era+ last year (when he was with the dodgers)
by shoemile on Sep 20, 2009 3:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh me to but remember
its Ami with a “i” and not a “y” you know its makes all the difference in the world
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
by Eric16 on Sep 19, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calm down!!!!
"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker
by Eric16 on Sep 19, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm Sick of all this crap
Either the Cubs win or FOLD THE FRANCHISE.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, if you don't calm down,
Someone here (and it could be anyone) is going to email Al and ask for you to be banned or warned.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please calm down.
Although I don’t understand some of the things he has done this year, saying that “someone needs to kill him” is too much.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You make laughing fun...
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can understand
why those Cardinal fans would want to trash talk you.
by LT on Sep 19, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever meet BLou?
You’re making him look like the most sane member on this website.
by ak123 on Sep 20, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not quite.
She made him look calm and rational by comparison.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 20, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No he is not being "realistic"
Look if you want to say the Cubs were done two weeks ago fine but what possible justification is there for letting
Scales play over Fox. I hate to sound like a broken record but Scales has NO chance of being on the roster next year so
you need to give Fox as much playing time as possible to see how he can handle it. I would say the same with Blanco.
IF you are out of it then you play guys you want to check out , not career minor leaguers. I can’t imagine Hendry or the rest of the organization is happy with this and I am seriously starting to think Lou is in some kind of “F” you mood.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, it's realism. Fox can not play defense, and can only hit fastballs. Relax.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and scales cant do either
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fox is better defensively than Scales
and he is way below average. Again why would you play a guy who can’t possibly make the roster next year ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For that very reason alone. Fox has years ahead of him, Scales doesn't.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is not a charity
Fox NEEDS to play. He is not assured a spot next year and he needs to get as much playing time as possible
By your logic we should have brought up DuBois, Luis RIvas and Casey Fossum just to be nice to them.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this point, in this season, yes, it is a charity.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect
Fox is not in the Cubs’ plans for next year and they plan to trade him. Maybe “showcasing” him would lower his value.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That makes no sense at all
You don’t just showcase the great players. That’s not what it means.
by Mapmaker on Sep 19, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Where in the hell is Fox going to play next year?
First, no. Third, no. Catcher, no. Outfield, no.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why you PLAY him
So you can get a better look at him. You can bet your ass they will have him practicing 3rd in the off season as well as the OF.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't bet your ass
Unless you can afford to lose it
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you are a sexist pig
Well only kidding but I am a girl. Don’t assume all people named Doggie Stalker are men.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I generally believe stalkers are women
So I agree with you.
Wait? Did I do that wrong?
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 20, 2009 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is one interesting thread, isn't it?
I’m not quite sure when the format of this blog officially changed, but I’m almost sorry I missed 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 Sep 20, 2009 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm disappointed in you guys
Responding even twice to the troll was too much.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 20, 2009 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a moment of weakness
We were young. We needed the money.
We ran out of gas. We had a flat tire. We didn’t have enough money for cab fare. Our tuxes didn’t come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole our cars. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN’T OUR FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!
"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 20, 2009 7:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep in mind I hadn't read the whole thing
I just looked at this this morning. So I saw the comments in list order, not chronological.
Or, what Clutch said….
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 Sep 20, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silly theory.
He should play more not less, hence showcasing. I can’t imagine they have written him off unless they think he can really
useful in a trade and it is not charitable to put someone in a position they can not play.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps the more he plays
the more evident his flaws become. I doubt Fox ever will have more value than he does now.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt his value is particularly high
Not like he is going to be a key piece of any trade so again you need to give him as much playing time as possible especially over a minor leaguer playing out of position.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it's particularly high, either
but whatever it is could go lower, if that makes any sense.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you stand out in LF
You might get a couple of balls hit to you, and you might not. If Fox needs practice in left field, he needs to stand out there and field hundreds of balls for practice.
Relax, this is the time of the season to relax.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No he needs to play in REAL games
Sorry but the Scales thing is becoming Neffi on speed. There is no excuse or justification for it and it is
the clearest sign that Lou just does not care about this season or this team. He refuses to use a player they
need to get more playing time but continues to put in an aging minor leaguer.
You can Fox all the “practice” he needs shagging balls but unless he plays in actual MLB games as much as
possible you will not be able to get the best assessment of him. I have been accused of exaggerating Lou’s
problems as a manager for a long time now but I really can’t comprehend anyone defending his use of Scales
and his non use of Fox.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 7:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's great that you have an agenda for Fox
Once you become manager, you can enact it.
I don’t understand the great distress over the fact that the team is not being managed exactly the way that you or Al would manage it. It is a lost season, let go of it.
The handful of remaining games are not enough to turn Jake Fox into a major-league outfielder. I don’t know why Scales is put out there every day, but I think that it should be pretty low on the list of things to agonize about.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Pinella is being passive aggressive w/ Hendry....
I think dusty was too…….
I think he is puttting guys out there to fail to “throw Donut in front of the bus”….to GET BETTER CHOICES next year…….(or at leasst no fail choices :) _)
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scales seems fishy
Wondering why Jake Fox isn’t playing LF. Fox is a better hitter than Scales, both bat right, and no reason to think he couldn’t play LF as well as Scales.
When desparate for a leftfielder, I think Theriot played OF in the minors for a while. If they had him in the OF again then Blanco could take over at SS. The trade-off would at least be getting better at SS.
I didn’t realize they lost 20 games in the opposing team’s last at bat. But if that includes losses in extra innings, it sounds right.
The Cubs need a closer for next year.
by AboutTheCubs on Sep 19, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
with his arm
every single to LF would turn into a double. No thanks.
by LT on Sep 19, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and with scales fielding ability
every fly out turns into a home run and every single turns into a double
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait
are you talking about theriot
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that case I would prefer Sean Marshall in LF
or heck just let Fuld play , even with his damaged wrist he can probably field better than Scales.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh
well replace home run with triple and single with double
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GFY Lou!
He quit on this team over a month ago, and proves it daily by putting Scales in left and allowing Miles anywhere near the field of play.
I’m done with Piniella, and he should be done with the Cubs. Hope Hendry is watching these games closely. Hope Ricketts is watching these games closely. While Ricketts isn’t a baseball genius, it doesn’t take one to realise that Lou needs to be replace.
BTW, I noticed that Felix Pie hit his 9th HR of the year…pretty sure that’s more than Bradley. Ouch.
Scott Bora$ is satan.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BTW, I noticed that Felix Pie hit his 9th HR of the year…pretty sure that’s more than Bradley. Ouch.
false
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
Bradley has 12. My bad.
Scott Bora$ is satan.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a little late to fall in love with Felix
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, but, Lou got them TWO division titles AND possibly a third winning season in a row
And who else can you get to manage this team that’s any better? Blah, blah, blah.
Lou has been sleepwalking through this season. I don’t care who they get as long as he isn’t back next year.
by Mapmaker on Sep 19, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, he's almost certainly going to be back
so you and the other Lou-haters better get used to it.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a Lou-hater. I'm grateful for what he's done as a Cub.
But try defending his decisions this year and you’ll dig yourself a hole. And you have no idea if he’ll be back or not.
by Mapmaker on Sep 19, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou's decisions
are among the least of the problems with this team this year.
And notice I said “almost certainly.” Not definitely.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The team definitley has other problems
But Lou definitely hasn’t helped turn it around
by Mapmaker on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou's BS.....
probably cost the Cubs about 2 games this year…..
And Duncan/TLR the Drunk … probably gained the Deadturds aabout 3 games this year….
Managing the players is OVERRATED….BUT….the GM that creates the roster….that is another story
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While this is a common theory I strongly disagree
I know that I can come up with half a dozen games where Lou’s IN GAME management cost the Cubs games and I am sure there are far more, line up construction is another insane bit with Lou. How long did it take to get Soriano from lead off and how long will it take to get Theriot from there ?.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...but Lou has only sooo mny parts to work with....
I’d go insane with the parts given to me by donut too….but seriously…
You have to have a good roster to begin with to be able to start misussing….I’m not a big Lou fan either….Just I don’t think Hendry gives anybody a chance….the Cubs won in SPITE of that (and had the Luxury of a weak division)
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You were convinced of the same thing last year, though
In the 97-win season.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was totally resigned to Lou coming back
but the last two weeks in particular have been so bizarre I am no longer 100% sure. There is no chance they fire him
but he might walk or get pushed. He will get his 4 million either way.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I don't se them firing him. He deserves better
But i his heart isn’t in it, maybe he just needs a little convincing to retire
by Mapmaker on Sep 19, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really have a problem
with these grand declarations outsiders make about Lou’s emotions and state of mind, as if he was transparent and we all could see it. Stuff like “his heart’s not in it,” “he’s senile,” etc.
None of us really has any idea what he’s thinking.
I think a lot of it is projection of your (in the general sense) feelings about what’s going on.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 19, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well either he is an Oscar worthy actor
or he his heart is not in it. Maybe he could get a part in a remake of GRUMPY OLD MEN with Bobby Cox ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any manager that says basically "I don't know what to do" every day needs to be fired.
He does not have any answers and that what he is paid for.
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am sure that he will have a great part in
The Sam Fuld Story
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm... I wonder who will play the spurned love interest?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 20, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glenn Close
and some bunny rabits as extras.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm... actually I was thinking of someone else
or are you saving your screen debut for The Greg Maddux Story?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 20, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not MY debut
Doggie Stalker will be played by one of Lacarl’s dogs and I will get a cut of the fee.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dusty got them w/in 5 OUTS of the world series....
AND IMHO…..the Batman stuff is CRAPOLA………the Cubs BLEW game 1 and should have swept the Marlins….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i blame alex gonzalez
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alex S.****** Gonzalez
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
by EJThunder on Sep 19, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CRAPOLA!
"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 19, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now do the Bartman version...PLEASE???
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean this Bartman, right?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like this?
"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 19, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everytime I see him I want to slap Baker, Alex G. and Alou
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just cry and think....how did you guys BLOW game 1????
but ditto…to the on the field collapse……and complete loss of composure…
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, KC
They should have won Game 1.
Think about it. Guys like Dave Veres and Mark Guthrie were in the bullpen that year. What would today’s Cubs fan have thought about that?
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ding, ding, ding... You are correct sir!
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who else has had it with the losing
Anyone…. I’m sick of this team losing every single day and being humiliated every season.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You finished here yet?
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
by EJThunder on Sep 19, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sick of losing too....
BUT….my wife kindly hids the computer when the vodka kicks in….and I’ve had my share of “bad posts”…..so……ignore the passion/drunkenness…..
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
....ITS ONLY A GAME.......
end of last post …not posted….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Losses don't even affect me anymore...
I’m just looking forward to a nice off-season with some useful pickups, people getting healthy again (Ramirez, possibly, and Soriano with their surgeries) and having another clean slate.
One of the Cubs’ big problems this year, IMO, is not having a real clubhouse leader. I’m going out on a bit of a limb but I think getting rid of Kerry and DeRosa hurt more than some realize, and I’ve stated this before. Some of the veterans seem to be more of the passive type (keyword: SEEM, because I, obviously, can only tell by the way they carry themselves in inteviews and such).
I’m not in that clubhouse and this is just speculation but to have so many people play sub par baseball seasons I feel that brushing it off for the entire roster as an off-year isn’t doing this season any justice. They have/had a sick team on paper, trying to search for other reasons as to why this season turned out so ugly.
"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry
by EJThunder on Sep 19, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scales is backfireing on Lou badly
I hope Scales fucks up big time tomorrow night on national TV. I want to hear the announcers ask the obvious “why isn’t jake fox in LF Question” our beat writers can’t handle. Joe Morgan hates the Cubs maybe he will do it.
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 10:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oh, we get graced by the presence of ESPN tomorrow?
if we had buck and mccarver today my heart might have exploded with too much love
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Joy Just what we need
More ESPN showing how pathetic Cubs fans are. And Joe Morgan Showing his obvious hatred towards the Cubs.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe morgan will tell us that a leadoff walk is better than a 2 out walk
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice!
This is the prob. the last nationally televised Cubs game of the year. Can’t wait to watch even if they lose.
by ak123 on Sep 20, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saturday's Giants game regional broadcast
so depends where you live.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today's game is nationally televised.
On ESPN.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 20, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes the great Morgan will be speaking at us.....
I hope Sandberg manages somewhere just to bug Morgan
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate his guts
I wish he was dead.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought I was negitive, then I see your posts and feel better about myself
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that's what it took
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly think the Cubs will go 0-10 on this road trip
I dont see the Cubs winning a game until they go back to Wrigley
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This may happen
Maybe if they can lose out, Lou will quit and Sandberg can manage
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if sandberg becomes manager '10
something is seriously wrong with the cubs brass then
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of which
smokies got eliminated
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i do want him
i just think that he should spend some time as a bench coach or something before making the jump to be the cubs manager
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If lou is back I would be all for this.
I do not think Lou would enjoy his replacement sitting there waiting for him to have a bad run. Plus Cub fans would like him more than Lou. But I do agree with you, being a bench coach is a good idea.
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This drives me CRAZY
The best managers can’t win a WS here. So a novice will, just because he’s an ex-Cub?
This seems like an extension of the “we love scrappy white guys” meme that has become a permanent part of Cubdom.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Kind of hard being the only sane one left, NBF? I am reading this thread late at night on the west coast, after many libations, and I feel like the most sober one in the house.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I appreciate the kind words, V6,
and no offense intended, but if we’re the only sane ones left, we are all in a heap of trouble. :)
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 3:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
I feel more humble now that it is Sunday and I am sobered up.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear you
I was not exactly stone-cold sober when I posted, either.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scrappy
comes in all colors.
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Sep 20, 2009 4:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does
but it seems the lighter shades get the most love in Cubs country, for some odd reason.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because the cubs and their fans are racist
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more odd than
the love for scrappy Mexican boxers in the barrio.
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Sep 20, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All things being equal
people tend to pull for their own. If I went to a boxing match and two fighters I didn’t know were on the card and one of them was Italian and the other an Iranian, my first inclination would be to root for the Italian. It has nothing to do with hating the Iranian.
I taught school and coached in the barrio and the kids in school had their heroes. Most all of them were Hispanic. It’s really that simple.
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Sep 20, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gotcha loud and clear
I just didn’t understand your first post.
by chilango2 on Sep 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't mention
Thank you for helping me stay up with my limited Spanish. :)
If you like Selig's handling of the steroid issue, you'll love his choice for next Cub owner.
by tharr on Sep 20, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he was smart....
Sandberg better stay where he’s at. otherwise he will become another victim of the Cubs managerial failures.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am trying to come up with the last time a Cub hero was brought back to manage
I think its Cavaretta.
Zimmer played for the cubs but wasn’t a cubbie hero.
They never gave Williams a chance.
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea....
nobody with any brasss ones…….:)
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at the game today...
sitting in the bleachers just above the Cubs bullpen. The crowd was about 2/3 Cards fans and 1/3 Cubs fans. Most people I have ever seen in Busch. I was treated with respect and politeness from all the Cards fans I greeted, except my brother, who went with me. One Cardinal fan even shook my hand and complimented the Cubs on a good game.
That said, I had a good view of Scales out in left field. He looked just lost. More than one Cardinal fan was heard to say that Bobby Scales was now their favorite Cub.
And what was it with them playing Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” every time DeRosa came up to bat? Was that just because the Cubs were in town or do they do that every game?
by sicubsfan on Sep 19, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We had our favorite Cards fan in the Game Threads
He was very complimentary of Demp, who deserved it.
"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 19, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think most Cards fans are ok
unless you tell them you hope they die or something like that…
by LT on Sep 19, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish Cardinal Fans
Were castrated
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think we've been had
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's too much.
I have had my fair share of run-ins with Cardinals fans, but I would never wish that upon them.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I can only imagine what "cardsfansince62" would say if he saw this.
Cardinals fans threw gum at Cubs fans in a game in 2006, but I would not wish to castrate them. They do not deserve it.
End of discussion.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
It’s the nature of The Internet. Folks say things & act in a manner that’s unique to electronic anonymity. In the past 5 years I’ve been to Minute Maid, Arlington, Wrigley, Busch II, Busch III, Fenway, Kauffman, & Yankee Stadium I. Several of them several times, always in a combination of Cards Hat/Longhorn T-Shirt or Longhorn Hat/Cards T-Shirt or Jacket. Never, ever had a conflict with anybody & struck up repeated conversations with the locals every time. Of course, I don’t drink anymore. The conflicts I’ve witnessed, and there have been many, typically involved alcohol on one or both sides.
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 6:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree with this.
I once saw a roving gang of thug Cardinal fans rape and murder a Smurf.
Of course, since I’m a Cubs fan, I was totally wasted and couldn’t do anything about it. But the memory of it haunts me still…
"Was you ever punched in the face five hundred times a night? It stings after a while." ~Rocky Balboa
by Goodie1969 on Sep 20, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smurf was asking for it
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 20, 2009 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That hussy
"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 20, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd hit it
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Sep 20, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My brother-in-law is a Cards fan
But they have already had their kids. Too late.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine too but they are being raised as Cub fans.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My sister went the other way
And converted to a Cards fan. All the kids are Cards fans.
I must admit that it is an easier life for them, especially in Springfield.
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There you go, LT.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about we just clip their wings instead...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I don't remember what DeRo's AB music was at Turner Field
But it may have been Bon Jovi – he is from Jersey, after all.
"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 19, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's been his walk up music since he came to St. Louis
What’s funny is Colby Rasmus’ music has changed a few times to really strange stuff- I suspect it’s the product of hazing.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 20, 2009 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This season needs to end...
I’m guessing a Cardinals/Yankees world series. Hopefully, Girardi can get a ring.
by cubfanwill on Sep 19, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My Guess....
Is red sox and whoever in the NL steps up with a stopper and a closer…..Giants would be dangerous in the playoffs if they could get there….
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, I forgot...
Kerry Wood for Cubs 2010 closer or set up man. Get this guy back in the clubhouse!
by cubfanwill on Sep 19, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Its OK if comes back but he has to battle Marmol for the closing job.
Gregg hopefully joins the Sox
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or the cardinals
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Gregg should be on the Toledo Mudhens...
And Aaron Miles should be in Little League!
by cubfanwill on Sep 19, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha...LMAO...
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Sep 19, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Gregg, Carlos marmol and Aaron Miles
need to die and their children banished from the planet.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I vote we put YOU IN CHARGE OF THE CUBS.....
and whatever happens….we hold you to the standards of acccountability that YOU demand…….
You falling on the sword if the world series trophy isn’t available for poaching at Clark and Addison next year?
The best defense is a good offense.....Lou Pinella...still hasn't managed the Cubs to a post season win. D. Lee still doesn't have a post seasson RBI for Cubs...ditto for Soriano
"It's so simple, it's unbelievable," manager Lou Piniella said. "When you score runs, you win."
by kcjones on Sep 19, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um
wow.
perspective, much? good lordy.
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 19, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that she will wake up with a headache tomorrow
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What little league team would take Aaron Miles?
Who would want the constant 4-3 groundouts?
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I manage a little league girls team. I have a SS who has a stronger arm.
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And doesn't run out a triple waddling
by cubfanwill on Sep 19, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless he went back to St. Louis...
Then he’d turn into a fairly productive major league player.
by cubfanwill on Sep 19, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd argue with this point!
Aaron Miles actually disarmed a dude with a gun trying to take him hostage back in 2000. That gives him a few badass points.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 20, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
theriot has better hair though
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its obvious that the most sucessful Cubs players found sucess after they leave the team.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think not.
Kerry Wood.
Rick Sutcliffe.
Need I go on, because there are others I could mention.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heres a big one
Mark Grace
Joe Girardi
Mark DeRosa
Lou Brock
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats Saint DeRosa
to you
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are narrow minded, and uh, wrong.
Grace led the entire MLs in hits for the 90s, all with the Cubs. Girardi had a very successful tenure with the Cubs, as did DeRosa, Lou Brock was a nobody when he was with the Cubs, and hadn’t yet even begun to blossom.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa
2007 Cubs .293BA .792OPS
2008 Cubs .285BA .857OPS
2009 Cleve .270BA .799OPS
2009 Cards .234BA .715OPS
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 7:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
derosa learned the ability to cure cancer after he left the cubs though
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just wish it had happened in time to cure Patrick Swayze.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 20, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
RIP
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Scales play looked like Pedro Cerrano in Major League 2...
Cerrano doing some limbering in right, what a pansy!
by cubfanwill on Sep 19, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs havent had any respect since Al Spaulding
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Frank Chance would like to have a word with you.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's SPALDING.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Ami meant Spaulding...
as in Spaulding Smails
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Sep 19, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Double farts!
"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 19, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a good one.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Him
And the other guy in my sig, too.
"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 19, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went with Chance since he won a title, But Aram is not the problem with this team.
He even got hurt trying to make a great play. He is also the most clutch Cub in my lifetime along with Moreland and Dawson.
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK
The third guy in my sig, too :D
"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 19, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
But Charlie Root puts in an appearance, as well…
"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 19, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes it does
but he’s talking about his signature with root and chance quotes. clutch16 is his username.
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 19, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frank says "1908 world champions!"
I believe he managed and played 1B
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs need to fold the Franchise
I feel this is the only solution to end this curse. The Cubs have tried everything and failed. The best thing to do is fold the franchise and start all over with a brand new team.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
There is no curse. You should fold yourself.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+100000000!!!!!!
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Curse I was referring to is
The one where the Cubs keep humiliating themselves every season.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So?
You humiliate yourself with every one of your posts.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Sep 19, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For that, there is no curse.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only curse the cubs have
involves people that win the ROY award
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 19, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That and
Every manager that comes to manage this team always seems to fail then when he leaves Chicago they look pathetic.
by Ami Hasagawa on Sep 19, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong. Jim Frey.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair the list is short.....
But Frey is a good one- Do you think he would have gotten the GM spot without Green as team president?
by TJ11 on Sep 19, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In all likelihood, no.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd for quality!
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 19, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good night to you too.
See you tomorrow.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 19, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet dreams
These late night post game threads are getting odder and odder.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 19, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
but at least this one is, overall, nice. Some I’ve peeked in have been pretty horrible.
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 19, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're missing that sort of thing
I guess I could bring up the fact that MB pulled himself out of the lineup before the game even started…
"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 19, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That ought to stir up some racist hatred.
I'm a truth teller, I'm a risk taker, I'm like Johnny Cash - I walk the line...
by Jimmyeatworld on Sep 19, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please don't
I was enjoying hanging out here without the asshatery… see how I even POSTED here and everything?
I don’t do that in the ugly posts.
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 19, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Asshatery was my major in college
I chose it because the midterms for underwater basket weaving were too hard.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 19, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody in my school
Majored in melodrama.
"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 20, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you haven't posted here
In the last two months or so?
"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 20, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a whole lot over the last few weeks
Nice to know I’ve been missed.
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 20, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I figured you were letting the crap blow over
Good to see you back, as always.
"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 20, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i actually was mostly letting the stuff blow over
it got a little crazy here. and not fun. i’ve got enough drama in real life, crap with people i don’t even know isn’t needed. :-P
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 20, 2009 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're not the only one to decide that
A few regulars have toned down their participation over the last month or so. I figure we’ll see everyone back in full force during the first ST game, again.
Until then, I think it’s safe to say that come November, we all hope that Hendry will be working the phones to finalize the deal for ADAM LIND.
"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 20, 2009 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LIND!!!!!!
"When you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 2:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Allie was
very courteous to me my first day on the Board a month or so ago. Thanks Allie.
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I felt a giant hole deep down inside me lately
But I just thought it was gas. Guess not.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Sep 20, 2009 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't been able to follow things very closly from Asia, but things sound rather glum on the North Side.
From a free internet terminal in the AbuDhabi airport…. Back home soon….
Eamus Catuli
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. - Albert Einstein
by eths on Sep 20, 2009 4:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I haven't been able to follow things very closly from Asia, but things sound rather glum on the North Side.
From a free internet terminal in the AbuDhabi airport…. Back home soon….
Eamus Catuli
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. - Albert Einstein
by eths on Sep 20, 2009 4:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
card fans
they like talking shit now but they were awfully quiet the last 2 years.
by NOMAR on Sep 20, 2009 7:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The sector of Cards fans
that run their mouths dis-respectfully are of about equal % to those of the other dozen or so MLB teams that have been in the hunt consistently the past 4-5 years. It’s amazing how similar the Board Comments are across MLB in similar times. Typically, the biggest trash-talkers appear to be more fair-weather in nature & younger in fan tenure. If you were a Cards fan thru the 70’s &/or 90’s ya know how bad we really were & could be again. I think most of us respected the fact that the Cubs were really, really good the last 2 years. I think most of us also realize Hendry made a few bizarre moves last Winter but we still expected the Cubs to Win the Central this year. Y’all had a few guys fall down this season & I think a depleted farm system got exposed quickly. Ya still have the best pitching talent in the NL IMO, but the Sori contract is a problem and somehow the Bradley drama has to end. I fully expect the Cubs to be back as a 2010 favorite.
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As soon as the regular season is over, I'm pulling for the Cards
I want to see them go as far as possible. If the Cubs are out of it, I like another NLcentral team doing well. Also, love to see Derosa get another crack at the post season. Hard not to be a fan of Albert the Great.
Of course, wish it was the Cubbies looking at the October ball!
Some people say the glass is half empty, some say half full. I say, are you going to drink that?
by BleedsbluinMI on Sep 20, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not in this lifetime.
I would rather ex Cubs Moyer, Eyre, Stairs & Bako get to WS . Sorry I could NEVER root for the Cardinals. Does not mean I don’t respect them but I don’t have to like or root for them.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moyer, Eyre and Stairs have already been there.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 20, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know that
I want them to go again. I still want Eyre to take a picture of his ring with his finger extended in a certain position for Lou.
If the Giants somehow make it , I would root for them, same for the Twins but most likely I will go for Phillies and yes the
Bosox. I have ALWAYS been a Red Sox fan and it would be unfair to abandone them just because they WIN now.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No offense to anyone here or my friends who are Cardinals fans,
and I can’t say anything bad about Pujols, but …
To paraphrase Sam Kinison, I’d rather be in gay porno film then cheer for the Cardinals.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then you'll appreciate this:
Twitter has decided to act after Tony La Russa, the coach of an obscure American baseball team, launched a legal action over a fake account. He claimed that postings in which he appeared to make light of the death of two of his players had been ‘hurtful’.
From here.
by chilango2 on Sep 20, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Just proves that no matter how important some people seem, there are a billion people in China who don’t give a damn.
I’d love to take the phrase “obscure American baseball team,” put it on a banner and fly it over Busch Stadium during the Cardinals’ playoff opener.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe obscure can replace greatest
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's got to be a way to popularize the phrase
“The St. Louis Cardinals: An obscure American baseball team” without large expenditures.
by chilango2 on Sep 20, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
T-Shirts? Bumper Stickers?
If it’s a money-maker, I’d like to participate on the investment team. Capitalism 1st, Baseball 2nd. :-)
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I second my notion from earlier.
I wish the Bears the best of luck. I’ll be watching on a nice, big-screen, HD TV at home.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Sep 20, 2009 8:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scales is the best LF we have had all year!
Every play he has botched this series can be chaulked up to tough luck. The HR was in the palm and his hand hit the wall at the same time. The ball at the base of the wall took a crazy angle. He did get a bit close but it hit a hard surface under the padding and took flight. The missed single had crazy spin or hit the edge of the grass and again took a crazy hop. Its true. I will say that as an infielder he charges the ball by nature and will get himself in more of a jam than our previous left fielder (I mean retreiver). Now all this being said, If you think that Scales, Fuld, So, Fox, Hoff, Font, on and on are the future of this team and we should really concern ourselves withdiscussing their playing time….. We have really big problems. Side note: Scales has hit. Scales has had productive outs. The team is a mess. I would rather see the likes of Scales, Baker, Hill, out there to prove something while at the same time I would like to see Theriot, Bradley, Soto out there to prove our shortcomings.
There goes one over the fence...a Tru-Link fence.
by truelinkfence on Sep 20, 2009 9:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuld and Fox are likely in the future
Not everyone is a starter . I think we pretty much know what Fuld can do and if he were not injured I think even Lou would
play him . I think it is crucial to see more playing time from Fox which does include BATTING as well as fielding. If you think Scales has any future on this team than I would seriously consider giving up my season tickets. The only thing Scales proves is that Lou really does not care about winning at this point and he does not care about the future in terms of checking out Fox. At least Neffi was a decent fielder.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fox is just a man without a position
Scales is not the future and like the post below deserves a few games given the injuries. Who knows he may be one of our utility guys next year?? Or maybe some lesser teams backup. Fox on the otherhand has no where to play. I am not saying he is bad deffensively (as it has been reported) but I cant help but thing Keith Moreland sp. or Matt Stairs. We need an agile OF. I really think Fox needs to put on the mask and develop his catching skills further. With the batting numbers he has put up I would think most would be paitient with the time to develop into a marketable catcher.
There goes one over the fence...a Tru-Link fence.
by truelinkfence on Sep 20, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait a second
are you saying scales (who’ll be 32 in a few weeks) deserves more playing time for the future than fox?
Jerry’s been so distant lately and Lovie barely calls.- Just Dave
by Allie on Sep 20, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No not really
But it seems obvioius that the team has no intention of playing Fox in the OF. If they did, he would be out there. The only reason I can think of for not playing him is that so many of the players (young little experience) have taken a downward turn this season. All your two and three player offseason deals will suffer because of this. Maybe they dont want to overexpose Fox this season. Alot of guys have been put in positions where sucess is very difficult. Probably time to stop that now???
There goes one over the fence...a Tru-Link fence.
by truelinkfence on Sep 20, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The team or Lou has not intention of playing in the OF ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder?
I really do. Where is that line between the field and the office. I find that sort of thing very interesting.
There goes one over the fence...a Tru-Link fence.
by truelinkfence on Sep 20, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have an agile (4th/5th) OF - his name is Sam Fuld.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 20, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except Fuld is hurt and can't swing the bat.
Your current 5th OF agile guy is So Taguchi.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 20, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fox has actually fielded BETTER than Scales in LF
though that is not saying much. He was surprisingly at 3rd as well. He won’t win any Gold Gloves but if he hits well enough and can be less than dangerous in the OF I am for it which is why he NEEDS playing time.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou = TLR
If TLR came over y’all would see the same things. We have the same complaints about Tony. Plays favorites, somebody’s always in his doghouse, too loyal to veterans, says crazy stuff in his press Q&As, sticks with non-performers way too long, reluctant to use kids, etc., etc..
My guess is Lou sees a guy in Scales who killed himself in the Minors for a decade, plays hard & this might be his only MLB cup of coffee. He sees a guy who busts his tail everyday after seein’ some guys who’s effort has been questionable. He’s decided Scales deserves a full cup of coffee & a chance to maybe garner some interest in himself for another contract next year. He’s decided here’s an opportunity to reward a guy for stickin’ it out all these years in MILB. Very, very similar to what I think TLR’s done with Thurston this year.
As irritating as it can be, ya gotta respect Scales, as well as Thurston, for not giving up all these years & tryin’ to make it to the Show IMO. Not sayin’ it’s right, just sayin’.
I'm a Baseball fan first, Cards fan 2nd.
by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good point
i hear ricketts plans to make a movie based on the adventure of bobby scales
The official slogan of your 2009 Chicago Cubs:
Why?
by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Fox were not around fine but he is
and he needs to play. It is absured for a manager to admit a guy is just learning to play a position and let him do it when again he has no future. I am all for letting guys have a cup of coffee but not at the expense of the future of the team. Scales can probably stay in Iowa if he wants and maybe come up next Sept. but he is not making an MLB roster anywhere.
One key difference I observed with TRL this year at least was his willingness to stick with starters when they got in jams where Lou would just yank them often leading to a bullpen implosion. I imagine that has more to do with Duncan than Tony but at least he does it.
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Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno.
Seems to me, viewing from outside, that TLR does NOT play favorites; if you don’t produce for him you’re benched. He doesn’t do stupid things like say “we’re not lefthanded enough”. He seems to get the most out of his talent every single year.
I’d take him right now.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Sep 20, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even with a World Series victory,
a lot of Cardinals fans don’t have much use for TLR. I think some of that is his personality. He isn’t Whitey Herzog, for better or worse.
A friend of mine is a higher-up at Anheuser-Busch and has been in social situations with TLR a few times. He says he’s an odd duck. The Bissinger book kind of affirms that, too.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care for him personally
and he is a VERY odd duck. Among other things he lives totally apart from his family during the season. I suppose he is trying to spare them dealing with him but I think he needs a more balanced life. On the other hand he works his ass off suppporting animal charities especially dogs. It is mostly to support his wifes work but it gets brownie points from me.
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Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TLR does have a reputation for playing favorites
but perhaps they are more deserving. He does do some odd things like batting pitchers 8th for a while. I would " take" him if he came with Duncan.
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Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not saying I wouldn't take him
but he certainly would be another Cubs manager with fetishes and favorites. I think Cardsfansince62 spells this out nicely.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al my list was of the similarity in complaints,
not necessarily their actual validity. It’s a perception deal. First & most obvious is the whole Chris Duncan ‘favorite’ ’ nepotism’ thing. Enuff said. Second is Ankiel. Huge uproar for months of Ank bein’ a ‘favorite’ & playin’ in front of Rasmus. My argument was the opposite – that Ank was playing ‘in support’ of Ras & protecting him vs LHrs. Whether accurate or not, TLR playing favorites is a huge, running criticism from Cards fans. Continuing to run Wellemeyer out there probably rounds out the Top 3 of Dunk, Ank & Welly.
Last year TLR did stick with his SPs too long, killed us, but we had a much weaker Pen last year too. This year, other than Carp & Waino, he’s had a pretty quick hook. If ya look at Lohse, Pineiro, Wellemeyer & Boggs’ Game Logs for this Season he’s been fairly aggressive in jerkin’ em out pretty darn early. Pineiro also has this uncanny trend of giving up 1st & 2nd inning trouble, then being lights-out thru 6-7. For whatever reason the entire SP staff usually struggles first couple innings this year.
Lou’s put up with a lot of Drama this year on the Player side. We’ve certainly had our share, but not much on the Player side except all the Dunc hoopla. It would appear TLR may exert a tad more influence than Lou does. We were all stunned when TLR forced the release of Kennedy pre-season & they ate his $4M. All of it attributed to Clubhouse harmony. We’ve also been awfully lucky in the injury department, particularly compared to last year. You guys have gotten absolutely killed with injuries.
And yes, I gotta agree, Lou does have a much higher rate of bizarre quotes, for sure.
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A couple more comments:
First: One reason it’s harder to see favoritism with TLR is his unique, rotating lineup quirk. We used 140+ different lineups last year. Most of them not injury-related. It drives the fanbase C R A Z Y. Used similar amount this year, nobody rotates lineups more than TLR. More often that not ya can’t see obvious relationships between performance & lineups beyond Pujols & Molina, now adding Holliday. And until the addition of Holliday, only Albert was a certainty in any position in the Batting Order except ya knew Molina never’d hit above Albert. It gets pretty comical.
Second: It’s enjoyable visiting with y’all & sharing different perspectives. Thanks.
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for yours, too.
It seems to me that the rotating lineup thing has worked for him much better than Lou continuing to lead off Theriot after it has been proven that he’s not, not, not a leadoff man.
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by Al on Sep 20, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but... but he can steal!
sometimes
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by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sori was no longer one either
Didn’t I recently read somewhere Lou said Hops would never leadoff again?
Who else ya got, 1 of the young kids?
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fukudome should be leading off. Period.
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by Al on Sep 20, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Lou did say that recently.
Fukudome is my choice for leadoff man. Great OBP and sees a lot of pitches. Not a big basestealing threat, but a smart baserunner in general. Many of us have been wishing all season that Lou would just put Kosuke and Milton Bradley at the top of the lineup and be done with it. Of course, given Bradley’s latest comments, I’m starting to more seriously doubt that he’ll be a member of the Cubs next season.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 20, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't Fukudome too inconsistent?
His June & September Splits look terrible. Is there an outside influence causing that?
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he had a God-awful June...
…but so did many/most of the Cubs hitters. And, sadly, he’s struggled mightily so far this month. But the’s been more consistent this season than he was in his debut last year. I think batting leadoff would enable him to focus on his strengths as a hitter – working deep counts, drawing walks and being more of a doubles-type hitter.
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by dat cubfan daver on Sep 20, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got it
Thanks
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
theriot suffers from HR-itis
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by jesus christos on Sep 20, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here
I have problems with some aspects of the Cardinals’ fan base (the obsession they seem to have with the Cubs 24/7, the “best fans in baseball” claptrap). But a lot of Cardinals fans are good, serious baseball fans who know their stuff and aren’t blinded by red-colored glasses. I count you among the latter group.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been thinking this, too
But good to hear it confirmed by a Cardinal fan.
The best manager in baseball is said to be TLR, but he does just the same things that Doggie Stalker and Al complain about constantly. So if Lou left and was replaced by TLR, they would presumably get just what they wished for — and be just as miserable as they are now.
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by vonde6 on Sep 20, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That may be the case for just about ANY manager, wouldn't you say?
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by Al on Sep 20, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No not the same as Lou at all.
TRL is light years ahead of most managers in the in game moves dept which in my personal opinion Lou has just sucked
at for the last two years. TRL has a history of making maximum use of often questionable rosters which again I don’t think Lou has done. Personally I find TRL to be nasty and obsessed to the point where he clearly alienates a lot of people. I am
not exactly jumping on the bandwagon for him. My personal preference is for guys who I think are smart and know how to run a functioning club house . In terms of current managers I really like Francona & Sciosa. I think having the respect of players is underrated though I know a lot of folks here scoff at those "intangibles "
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Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Sep 20, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Not Bruce
For the record us oldtimers really don’t have the courage or energy to fight. :-) My best friend in Illinois for 35 years, both now in our 50’s, a lifetime, diehard Cubs fan. We’ve never had a baseball argument. My best friend here in Austin a lifetime, diehard Cubs fan, was a beer vendor @ Wrigley during Med School in Chicago. IMO a lot of Sports Fans find joy in the Fan Battles more than the game on the field. There’s a new generation of Fan that likes to participate differently than some of us old guys do. To each his own.
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I know, Reply is my friend too.
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by Cardsfansince62 on Sep 20, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Houston
and have for 20 years. I have never had any sort of confrontation with an Astro fan. However, I do get the feedback of bad manners by Cub fans from maybe 3-5%. Lack of civility isn’t a phenomenon of any fan base but it is those exceptions that rule our memories. And the bad behavior usually comes from newer fans who haven’t aged with the team. It really is incumbent to those of us who see the incidents to make a point to call it out. I guarantee we will have many supporters if we do.
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by tharr on Sep 20, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forget Scales
Lou should go with So Taguchi the rest of the way. Its not like we’re still in this thing anyways.
by tripdenten on Sep 20, 2009 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If the complaint about using Scales is that he's not in the Cubs plans,
than Taguchi is even less in the Cubs’ plans.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Sep 20, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is true
But unlike Scales, Taguchi can play the outfield.
by tripdenten on Sep 20, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he is an x Card
vs a feel good story (what little of it remains) for the Cubs in a tough season.
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by truelinkfence on Sep 20, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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