The Sunday Funnies

by Mike Bojanowski on Nov 7, 2010 8:00 AM CST in Cartoons

In which we welcome the new manager of the Cubs and note the (relative) ease with which some recent teams ended their World Series droughts.

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Too bad ...

…Li’l Mikey never got a hit, not even an at-bat. But he does get the ring. Good things can happen for good guys.

Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror. ~George Carlin

by StampMe on Nov 7, 2010 8:10 AM CST reply actions

Team: 2011 Chicago Cubs

Drought: infinity
Results: 0-162

by LuvMLB on Nov 7, 2010 8:49 AM CST reply actions

Good for Mike!!!!

DeRosa too….Who cares how much they played….

Mike deserves it for all those days watching Theriot play vs all those RH starters…..

by TJ11 on Nov 7, 2010 10:32 AM CST reply actions

Mike didn’t do much in the post-season, but the Giants were 7 games behind the Padres, and 3 games in back of the Rockies until they got him , and then they started winning. The Giants went after players who were good against them, like Mikey and Cody Ross, and it worked.

by Edelweiss on Nov 8, 2010 12:06 AM CST up reply actions

I love your comics, Mike

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by Emelie on Nov 7, 2010 12:20 PM CST reply actions

Frank Thomas was injured almost all year

He got a ring. Slightly different situation where Thomas was a White Sox for his entire career (to that point) vs Fontenot who is a rent a player

"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck

by Musicdude10 on Nov 7, 2010 1:58 PM CST reply actions

Comics Link

Maybe I’ve missed it since there are so many links on the sidebars, but I’m wondering if there could be a link to a collection of Mike’s work? I don’t get to drop by every day and I think there’s a good chance I’ve missed a few of his toons. And I’ll second Emelie’s comment on loving Mike’s comics.

by FrankSereno on Nov 7, 2010 4:35 PM CST reply actions

On the left sidebar...

… under “Sections”, click on “Cartoons”. They’re all there.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 7, 2010 5:02 PM CST up reply actions

One other thing. Bochy had a different lineup every day, but it worked for him. He did not hesitate to bench a star if he wasn’t producing. His highest paid player didn’t even make the WS roster. Lots of teams had more stars than the Giants, but Bochy knows how to get the best from his players. Big egos don’t help any team, and the Giants were a ragtag bunch of guys who left their egos at home. A guy like Fontenot fit perfectly on that team.

by Edelweiss on Nov 8, 2010 12:14 AM CST reply actions