Cubs Spring Training Reporting Dates Announced
by Al Yellon on Jan 12, 2010 12:54 PM CST
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PrintIt's cold and wintry in the Midwest, but today, MLB announced reporting dates for spring training for all teams.
For the Cubs, the pitchers and catchers' first workout will be on Thursday, February 18 and the first full-squad workout will be on Tuesday, February 23.
Doesn't seem so far away now, does it? That's only five weeks from this Thursday. Baseball is just around the corner!
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air temperature (well... -39 to be exact)
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION OF NORTHERN ALASKA MEANS
THAT WIND CHILL OF 40 BELOW TO 59 BELOW IS OCCURRING OR EXPECTED.
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
Brrrrrrrr, keep warm Emelie
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."--Rogers Hornsby
by cooliogirl47 on Jan 12, 2010 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
where's the cable guy when you need him, right? ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I know!
But then I’m moving again in April so we’ll be able to pick up right where we left off. You know, “same time, next year.”
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
If it's any consolation
I did see where Tampa’s low was actually one degree colder than Juneau’s the other day! (Not sure whereabouts you are located in AK).
I'm 125 miles south of the Arctic Circle
in Fairbanks
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
Everyone has reason
to bitch in winter, regardless where they live :-)
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
Hate to rub it in
today was sunny and high of 76 degrees here today in Arizona ..
Grrrrr....
… but, then, I’ll be there in two months.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Yes, but if you leave any meat outside in Arizona, it will spoil.
In Illinois, it will remain frozen, and perfectly fine to eat. So, you know…in your FACE!
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham
In this weather one of our favorite sports
is watching a cup of hot water instantly vaporize
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
That is so cool. I would love to be there, love the cold.
About 88 degrees in Brisbane today, was well above 100 in Melbourne last week.
"Keep pushin till it's understood,
And these badlands start treating us good."
I'd take that any time.
I’ll send you some of the cold in Chicago in exchange for some of that!
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Wow. And here to think I impressed my kids by blowing soap bubbles outside through the patio door when it was only -5.
The bubbles freeze instantly and jut fall to the ground intact. And stay that way. They don’t pop.
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I just froze solid.
That’s colder than anything I’ve ever experienced.
"I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart."
-Anne Frank-
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 13, 2010 1:48 AM CST up reply actions
COME FASTER!
Twss?
Can’t wait. Hopefully the convention will ease my anxiety for baseball :)
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
No doubt,
I need the Hornsby quote back in its rightful spot in the top-right to get me through this last stretch.
You know, I stopped doing that a while ago.
But here:
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
@Twitter as @brommmietze
I ♥ fireworks....thanks for that
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."--Rogers Hornsby
by cooliogirl47 on Jan 12, 2010 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
I can wait, especially since football is still going on
but whatever will I do without the pro bowl two weeks later!!
Wrigley Bound in the Summer of 2010
It looks like the kid is trying to imitate Lou's face.
Kid to Lou: “Look, what do you want me to do? The gift shop only carries felt tip markers?”
printable schedule
Does anybody know where to find a 2010 regular season schedule that is suitable for printing? In the past it was posted on cubs.com, but it is not there this year. Thanks in advance
Like yourself I print myself a copy too
Last year it appeared in the middle of spring training in early March I believe.
Patience.
OK. Here are a few ST 2009 pictures to warm everyone up...
Sunrise in Mesa & Some jerk standing in front of the ballpark sign. He wouldn’t move…
Your starting line-up & The ballpark begins to fill up…
First things first: grab a cold one & Say “Hi” to Fergie Jenkins…
Biz Z warms up & Fonzie leads off…uh, maybe not…
A preview of things to come & “Where are you sitting?”
“LEFT FIELD SUCKS!” vs. “RIGHT FIELD SUCKS!”
A call to the pen & At the rail…
And lastly, two looks at a guy you WON’T be seeing in Cubs uniform this Spring…yep, him.
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by Zeke on Jan 12, 2010 2:15 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
OMG...Zeke you're the Best....I really needed that :D
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."--Rogers Hornsby
by cooliogirl47 on Jan 12, 2010 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
Did you happen to notice...
… in the photo above, right below the one of Z (the scoreboard) who the batter is?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I did.....
the picts were a nice touch. Come on February!
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
that's so COOOOL....:D
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."--Rogers Hornsby
by cooliogirl47 on Jan 12, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
that’s good kharma
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."--Rogers Hornsby
by cooliogirl47 on Jan 12, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Hence my "A Preview of Things to Come" photo header!
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Now, when that name appears in 2010...
… it will have a Cubs logo behind it.
FWIW, Byrd, as you see in the photo, wore #22 for the Rangers. My guess is that he’ll take that number back and Tom Gorzelanny, who wore #22 last year, will switch to the #24 he wore with the Pirates (a number now available).
Geez, you’d think I co-authored a book about uniform numbers or something.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
How funny is that!
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 12, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
I did a double take when I was looking through the pictures to figure out which to post.
Truth is stranger than fiction I guess…
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Cool pics!
My only question is, “Who is Font and what did he do with the rest of LBR’s last name?”
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
I think the clubhouse guy was trying out a jersey with a new-look name font...
…(cough)…
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LMAO
That’s Franklin Font — he’s one of the minor league instructors.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
First chance for him to miss a Cubs/Mariners game...
… will be on March 28 in Peoria, Arizona.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Hurry up hurry up hurry up hurry up
I was sitting on my couch last weekend watching god knows what, when I stopped, turned to the lovely lady on my left and said “I can’t wait for baseball to start again.”
It must be January :)
"This next song... it's about the White Sox. It's called: F*** Em'." - Eddie Vedder
Oh, OK. Here are a few more...
A look at the HoHoKam ballpark and did you know you can park right next to the entrance? Yep. Really.
Of course the park is across the street from a cemetery, but other than that, there’s a party deck…
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A deadly boring place?
Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -
@Twitter as @brommmietze
As neighbors, they're very quiet. No loud parties.
Save for the occasional midnight zombie uprising from time to time…
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I've always thought cemetaries are beautiful places.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 12, 2010 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
And some more...
There’s an organ…and lots of friends…
And some baseball now and then…(hey that rhymes, kinda…)
The bullpens are a double wide…
And a parting shot:
Yes, they do the sausage race at the Brewers park in Maryvale. You wanted to know, right?
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I ::::LOVE:::: the sausage race
The Brewers? Not so much.
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
The sausage race is the upside to going to Miller Park...
well, that and the cinnamon roasted almonds (yeah, I know they aren’t traditional baseball park fare but they’re tasty). Of course, when the Cubs beat the Brewers there that’s good too.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"--The Brain
I must say, there are tons of rotten seats at Miller Park
but if you have good seats the other pluses include way better overall food with way shorter lines than Wrigley, clean troughless bathrooms with short lines and a bar in left field that was playing Miles Davis when I was there. Not exactly what you expect to hear in cheddar-land.
I actually like Miller Park a lot
In spite of the fact that I feel like a mole in enemy territory.
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
I particularly like Miller park in April.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 13, 2010 9:24 PM CST up reply actions
The best thing about Spring Training is getting a sneak peak at summer.
Even if it’s only on TV, it helps me get through the end our long midwest winters.
Hey, it's a new century!
Any idea on when they'll announce promotion dates?
I like to plan my summer trip over there around a bobble head game or some other cool promo
United we stand and united we'll fall......down on our knees when we win it all!
It may be on the schedules passed out at the convention.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I wish I could go to that.
I went to the one in 2006 and I had a blast.
United we stand and united we'll fall......down on our knees when we win it all!
by Bricks and Ivy on Jan 12, 2010 9:02 PM CST up reply actions
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