Wrigley skyboxes?...NO WAY!
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 9, 2010 11:57 AM CST
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Surprise! Happy 5th Anniversay Al
Please link us to the early days...I couldnt figure that one out
Are there any people here that started out with you five years ago?
How many posters did you have right off the bat?
Did you start this up on your own....I'm filling in words right now....Am I your favorite poster???? just kiding...that's a filler too.....ok everybody let Al know how you feel...
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Boy that one slipped by me!
Happy birthday BCB and as always, awesome job Al. Here’s to another great year!
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
actually it slipped by me too, I saw katie casey's post first
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 9, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
Cute surprise!
Good one.
…and aww…thanks for the credit. As a person that celebrates Groundhog and Paczki Day, something as big as a 5 year anniversary was hard for me to miss.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Very sneaky.
Here’s the first post made on this site. The headline, obviously, turned out to be wrong.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
9 Comments? WEEEEAAAAK!
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by AndrewJStone on Feb 9, 2010 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
I liked the last comment...do you think he's still here?
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 9, 2010 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
He wrote this about a year ago
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2008/2/11/20444/3042
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Feb 9, 2010 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 9, 2010 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
Hmm . . . maybe you shouldn't have linked to that. Happy Anniversary, though
:)
What you won’t find here are Win Shares, VORPs, PECOTAs (and all I can think of when I see that is Bill Pecota, the former infielder for the Mets, Braves and Royals) — if you want those, there are plenty of places in the Cubs Blog Army, conveniently located on the right sidebar, to find those. Not to say that I won’t quote stats when I feel the urge to, because statistics are part of baseball history and lore, and I do have my complete collection of Baseball Registers and Baseball Encyclopedias and Total Baseballs to pore through.
But as I have said often in my other space, there are things that win baseball games that cannot be measured on a stat sheet.
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 Feb 9, 2010 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Sigh.
Obviously, this site is enhanced by the presence of Shawn Goldman, who does stat analysis, and I’m happy to have it here.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
We'd have to find out what Shawn's PAR average is.
That is, Posting Above Replacement.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Negative, lately...
as I’ve been busy with other stuff. I’ll be back soon, though. Happy (belated) birthday!
by Shawn Domagal-Goldman on Feb 15, 2010 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
But there will always be a few who try...
…to do what’s never been done in 140 years since the birth of the Nat’l Assoc.
“Statistics never lie, liars use statistics” is one of my favourite sayings when a pinhead here at work tries to use all these analysis to prove something that is intrinsically wrong.
Just win the next game...!
That's weird
The whole thing should have been block quoted. Except the smiley.
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 Feb 10, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
GAME THREADS???
that’ll never work!
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 9, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
Dr. Tightpants for Roberto Novoa! That was only 5 years ago?
Oh, the memories… which I’ve been trying so very, very hard to repress…
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
and Bo Flowers may actually make it to Wrigley
as a defensive back for the Fighting Illini!!!!
Aw...That was nice.
Do I dare say it?…2010…This is the Year. I’ll add an…IT"S HAPPENING!?!?!
Just out of curiosity..why are some of the names gray? Are they no longer members?
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Gray user names...
… are the users who did not claim their original user name after the switch to BCB 2.0 in March 2008, OR who had to change their user name at that time.
Some users here had to change their user name because at that time, we went to SBN-wide user names, and users who had more “seniority” at other sites got first call. That’s one reason Jessica became “Doggie Stalker”. There was a “jessica” at Athletics Nation who had been a user longer.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I think she's still bitter about that.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 9, 2010 4:50 PM CST up reply actions
Why does my page say...
…I’ve only been around since March, 2008? Pretty sure it’s been longer than that.
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana
Are you looking at the date at the top of the page? I don't know where they're getting that date...
look at the date on the icons for the individual Blog Memberships. Those are the right ones.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Feb 9, 2010 6:27 PM CST up reply actions
Got it!
I can’t figure out what happened in March, ’08????
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana
I think
thats when SBN 2.0 came into being and we all had to re-register to either claim our old names or come up with new ones.
See the Cubs 2010 schedule (now with game times) at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2010.html
Also see what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html
I know kaseyi is still here.
He just made a few fanshots recently.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 9, 2010 8:59 PM CST up reply actions
Did it keep you WAR?
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
K...
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 10, 2010 1:10 PM CST up reply actions
wOBA it?
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
by Ryno Runner on Feb 10, 2010 7:08 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Gee..
I wonder what happened to all those people that posted on that 1st post…especially that kaseyi guy.
See the Cubs 2010 schedule (now with game times) at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/sched2010.html
Also see what old Cubs Scorecards looked like at http://cubsbythenumbers.com/scorecards.html
it's lonely on the road.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I have no idea.
Though I spent my last road trip reading The Road and Into The Wild. Really uplifting stuff.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I don't think it's come out yet
has it?
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 9, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Apparently it did.
In early December – doesn’t really scream “Christmas movie.”
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
I saw it in Manhattan in December
It was fairly true to the book. Incredibly depressing. Overall, a good movie but doesn’t quite resonate like the book did.
That's the one.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Bill Potter on Feb 10, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
I'll bet
that was limited engagement, to get Oscar consideration.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 9, 2010 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
There is a dvd screener
out on the interwebz too. it was a good movie but definitely not as good as the book.
Remember when the only key
you needed was F5?
Happy Birthday BCB and Congrats Al and everyone else who take part in making it the best on the web.
BCB - We have our own dictionary!
I still
hit Z on non-SBNation websites, and mutter when it doesn’t work…
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 9, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
I always get discombobulated when Z doesn't work while reading PDFs, etc. - This place has ruined me... ;-)
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
add me to the list of guilty
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I've often resolved to create a GreaseMonkey plugin that will let me navigate my GMail with Z's.
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happy bday BCB
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Are the dates joined on our profiles the date that BCB became a SB Nation blog?
I think I’ve wasted spent more than two years of my life here
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
The dates joined should be the date you joined.
BCB has always been part of SBN.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Congratulations Al....
5 years is quite the accomplishment. Looking forward to many many more.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
My congrats as well, Al.
You do a great job running the site and I’m grateful for your allowing me to kill so much time here, interacting with so many nice folks.
Thanks to everyone for your kind words.
This is a labor of love, and wouldn’t be the great place it is, without all of you contributing.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Aaaaawww...Lol. Happy BCB Day, Al.
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
is this a ONE OF US moment
or a group hug moment?
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
Group Hug!
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
I agree...NO WAY to skyboxes...
sure they are nice and all, but I’d much rather sit in the regular seats or bleachers. The boxes are too far removed from the action. I don’t feel the whole Wrigley experience as well in them. But if someone wants to give me free tickets…I’ll be very happy to go.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Huh.
You actually posted about the topic in the headline, rather than the actual topic of this post.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Well, I agree with you.
The Cubs ought to come down hard on the blackout rules, so we get rid of them forever.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
technically, none of the players are being paid what they are worth
all athletes are paid way too much….but thats another debate lol
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
I was trying to be funny. Guess it didn't work.
How do you get the picture with the Wrigley marquee with sarcasm on it?
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Link if you want to use it
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/53953/SarcasmAni.gif
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
thanks
I need it in times like these when no one gets my strange sense of humor.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
I got it, does that make me weird?
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
What a pity
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
I think your pictures are weird, eths
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
You are too kind !!!
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
wow ,,, he's got RJ's eyes!
oh, and happy anniversary, Al. Well earned ;-)
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
i agree, I am not paying
$3.4m for Skyriot Boxes that are two double clutche from the action, no matter whose bday it is, that is just outrageous
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Wrong thread, Tim.
:)
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
damn it
i am so lost, Waldo is looking for me
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
In that case, Where's Waldo?
Find Waldo Now.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 9, 2010 9:03 PM CST up reply actions
I joined just under a year ago
But I certainly hovered for a while beforehand. I can’t even remember what made me finally sign up, but I’m sure I was angry about SOMETHING.
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
lol, I hear ya....the Bradley stuff made me sign up this past summer, I couldnt hold it in any longer!
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
I joined a couple days after the Cubs clinched the division in 08.
Guess I wanted to join the party. Well we all know how that turned out. I ended up coming here to be consoled instead. But since my friends/family just aren’t into baseball like we are here, I found it extremely helpful.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
exactly...my family just rolls their eyes when I start
but now instead of just talking about the game stuff and what I had read in the papers, I talk about all the stuff I learned here and about the site really I’m much worse than I was before.
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
Don't get me started about family rolling their eyes at me.
On my side of the family we have a few goofs that claim they are now BOTH Cubs and Sox fans. They say they are for all Chicago teams. This conveniently started when the Sox won. They don’t understand the rivalry or what the words “fair weather fan” mean and it makes me nuts.
On my husband’s side, his sister married a Sox fan. She was a Cubs fan for the longest time, but slowly went over to the dark side. Again, this was conveniently when they won. My niece seems to have become one of those types that hate the Cubs more than she likes the Sox. It’s sad.
Fortunately my husband, one of my brothers and most importantly my kids are still on the right track. But when it comes to the rest of the family I avoid the subject of baseball like I do politics.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
i was reading a long time before i joined
then lurked with a comment here adn there before going silly with my post count
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oh my, that's some post count
do you remember what made you finally sign up?
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
besides Cub talk, i dont think anything else
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how long have you been here?
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
i joined 11/2008
but lurked a while
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Some of us go back to the Yahoo Cubs group
than And Another Thing. We are VERY old. I miss a lot of old friends from those days.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
You ain't old, just 21 and few months, more or less
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
I think its cool you guys have that history
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
you don't look a day older than Lou, Al.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 9, 2010 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
You are older than me.
A lady never tells her age but back in the day I used to say I was older than Greg Maddux, but younger than BOTH Francos.
It worked better when all actually played in the MLB.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 9, 2010 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
I know that.
Just giving you a little grief. Taken your ticket price tinfoil hat off yet?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I really hate that picture
We do not wear tin foil hats while on the radio!
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
Not until they list the prices for sale on line.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 9, 2010 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
They are posted without the additional tax; the page clearly says: “All ticket prices are subject to an additional 12% amusement tax.” Doesn’t say how pissed off the ticket window personnel will have to be, if they are forced to deal in pennies.
My guess is, that after the first weekend — when you have to buy with credit cards — they may adjust these.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I find this deceptive.
If their point is to show how onerous the tax is than the chart should read Ticket Price $25 PLUS $3.00 for
$12% Chicago entertainment tax. Total $28. Most folks will see $25 and not go to the bottom tax notice. Again if they want to be upfront, since they are pricing them different from every other sports team, broadway theater etc.
than list the TOTAL price, don’t make folks do the math and make them think initially the price is lower.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 9, 2010 6:29 PM CST up reply actions
It is NOT a tin foil hat
Why can’t they list the FULL price of the ticket. They can break down the tax if they want to shame the city but doing it in away different from every other team in sports is deceptive.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 9, 2010 7:44 PM CST up reply actions
I agree with you, it's a little strange.
What I can’t figure out is why it’s such a big deal to YOU.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Just rubs me the wrong way.
Not the best way to present yourselves as a new fan friendly ownership.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 9, 2010 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
maybe enough fans were asking for a breakdown
and they siad ok, here you go….$25 for me, $3 for them, here is your piece of paper, go spend more money
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I'm not amused.
I want my money back for reading that comment.
by Steven Schweickert on Feb 16, 2010 8:27 AM CST up reply actions
Happy Anniversary!
I’ve only been a member since Nov. 2007, so it was fun to go time travel and read the first post.
Farnsworth, doesn’t seem 4-5 years ago he was traded from the Cubs. My Ex-GF’s mom loved the Farns. Famous for his fastball, partying, and tackling Paul Wilson.
Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air...
And kicking a fan.
No, not a paying customer. This kind of fan, upon which he broke some bones in his foot and wound up on the DL:
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
So much potential,
I really thought after he started wearing those glasses he finally was going to put it all together…lol, jk
Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air...
unfortuntely,
he never had the maturity, leadership potential and drive of this guy:
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 10, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
I lurves me Bull Durham something fierce
THAT’S Bull Durham?? dang! lol!
you can’t get much by that #$%@ ballhawk -- LT
You didn't recognize the shot?
Even with the “D” on his cap?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I used an altered version of this
After a Cubs win once. Didn’t get rave reviews. My photoshop skills are sub-par.
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
I don't remember him being that "greased up" in the movie.
But it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.
Congrats Al!
It took a while for me to join, but I’m glad I did.
Coincidentally, today is my 26th birthday, so I have two (2) reasons to celebrate.
Looking forward to ST and the season with all you crazy Cub fans here at BCB!
"I hate to sound like a broken record, but I guess it's better than sounding like a broken mp3 player because then you would'nt hear anything." - Len Kasper
so that means you get 30 spankings?
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TWHS
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
The good old days.
http://www.yellon.org/links.htm
Oddly frozen in time.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
cool!...I swear that site looks familiar now. I bet I read it back then.
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
is that countdown accurate for 2010
or are they still counting down to 2005?
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it's so...narrow.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 9, 2010 9:12 PM CST up reply actions
Al question.
Murphy Strikes Again
So I’ve been working on my spiffy new site Bleed Cubbie Blue all day. Finally got it ready, launched it, balloons, fireworks…
Well, if you click there now, you’ll get … well, you’ll get nothing. There are server problems. The tech experts are working on it. Keep trying.
Why do I think Kyle Farnsworth is behind this, somehow?
UPDATE 7:55 pm CT: The new site is back up. Hie yourself on over and check it out!
:: posted by Al at 7:22 PM [+] ::
…
What is this “Bleed Cubbie Blue” site you speak of?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 9, 2010 9:04 PM CST reply actions
Wish I kept my original BCB name.
I started in early 07 when I was in LA as a lonely Cubs fan.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Well I had my "original" name TAKEN from me
When BCB become part of Sports Nation. I suppose Doggie Stalker is a litte bit more interesting than Jessica, but I still don’t think it is fair that because some b*&^%%tch over in the A’s group was named Jessica, there could not be two of us in the entire “nation”.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 9, 2010 11:09 PM CST up reply actions
Haha sorry about that.
I believe my original name was cubswyn (bc cubswin was already taken). But I couldn’t remember my password or something so I ended up creating a new user name. I wonder what my posting count would be at had I kept the same name all along.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Feb 10, 2010 1:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
You really ARE still bitter about it.
I’d be upset if I lost mine now too. I’ve grown to like it. My kids call me “Katie” when they tease me about how over the top a Cubs fan I’ve become. Not too fond of when my son uses it to rat me out to his father that I’ve been on BCB when I should be working though.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
It has nothing to do with "fair".
It has to do with having a single login for all SBN sites. Obviously, if that “jessica” came here and you were still “jessica”, it would be pretty confusing.
You could have still kept “jessica” as part of your name, added an initial, whatever.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
jessica 2.0
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Maybe she can tell us her odd P middle name.
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
Well if you had not joined SBN I would still be Jessica
Seriously , they could not let two people have the same name over dozens of blogs ? If I want to post on another SBN
site, I have to create a log in anyway, so OK if i wanted to post on the A’s blog , I could not be Jessica, but why not HERE?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 10, 2010 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
Um...
… BCB has been a part of SBN since the beginning, when you were “Jessica”. The only change was the format, and the SBN 2.0 platform.
Cubbie-Tim had a good idea above. You could have been Jessica 2.0.
If you want to post on another SBN site, you will be Doggie Stalker — you do not have to create another login. I thought I explained this to you already.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I don't want to be Jessica 2.0
I want to get that other "Jessica’ from the A’s to give me my own name. She should retire.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 10, 2010 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
Well, there's one thing for sure about you, my friend.
Once you latch on to something, you never let go.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Worked great with Maddux
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 10, 2010 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
Fuld?
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
We shall see
I am very fond of Fuld, but there is only one Madog.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 10, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
cant use her name is its retired
just like a number lol
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
Unless they unretire it.
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
Everyone watch your user names carefully.
Omar Vizquel might want them.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
ouch
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 10, 2010 7:28 PM CST up reply actions
also sucks that it deleted
your true start date when BCB went 2.0.
BCB - We have our own dictionary!
It didn't.
Look at the front page of your profile. It still says May 3, 2006.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
What was your original name here?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 10, 2010 10:14 AM CST up reply actions
Well when I first registered I wanted cubswin.
If you can imagine, that was already taken. So I registered as cubswyn (I believe). Turning the process of moving back to LA, I either forgot my login name or password. So I just created a whole new name, cubswynn.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
And here I thought you were an Early Wynn fan...
…or Jimmy Wynn if Toy Cannons are more your style.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Thanks for running a great site Al
THE FONZ HAS ARRIVED!
I need to change my signature line
THE FONZ HAS ARRIVED!
Sig line
I wrote it after his 40 hr/ 40 sb season………that player never arrived at Wrigley.
(sigh)
Soriano is such a key factor to the success of this team.
THE FONZ HAS ARRIVED!
Yeah, sadly, THAT guy still hasn't shown up.
I’d be pretty happy with 30 hr/20 sb at this point. Hell, 30 hr/10 sb would do.
Very OT:
Did anyone hear about the earthquake this morning centered in Kane County?
Or did anyone feel it?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 10, 2010 10:52 AM CST reply actions
Didn't feel it Munich... :-)
My take is that this an early sign that Hell is finally freezing over under Chicago.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
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by eths on Feb 10, 2010 11:06 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
That means the Cubs are gonna win the WS.
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
now that I can feel
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 10, 2010 7:17 PM CST up reply actions
TWS.....
no i cant do that
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
Lol.
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
I do remember a tremor a couple years ago, I did feel....
I woke up thinking I was on one of those quarter vibrating beds that are in motels. :)
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 13, 2010 4:59 PM CST up reply actions
♪♪♪ See me, feel me, touch me, heal me ♪♪♪
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
I felt it in Arlington Heights.
Well, I heard it at least – a deep, ominous rumbling that I assumed was a snowplow. There was also something clinking in our bedroom, which I figured was one of the cats messing around.
I know exactly what you mean
About 20 years ago there was a 4.5 (?) magnitude quake under the German Dutch border. I was about 30 miles from the epicenter, and have always described it as the Earth ringing at a very deep tone.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Feb 10, 2010 11:54 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, at the time it didn't really bother me that much.
I haven’t been sleeping very well this week anyway. But when I heard this morning that it was an earthquake, I realized I probably should’ve been a little more freaked out.
Parents felt it in Mt. Prospect
Strangely though, I didn’t feel it in LA.
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
Slept right through it.
I think the dog was skittering around all like “WTF mate?” though.
Dum spiro spero... | Follow me on twitter or else: @andrewjstone.
by AndrewJStone on Feb 10, 2010 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
our dog slept through it too.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 10, 2010 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah. I felt it.
It woke me here in McHenry County around 4am. Just some mild shaking that lasted about a minute.
Oh geez…that sounds a little TWSS.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Feb 10, 2010 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
A small twss just for you...
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Feb 10, 2010 1:17 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
LAST!
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by digitalbenjamin on Feb 11, 2010 12:40 PM CST reply actions
DOH!
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by digitalbenjamin on Feb 12, 2010 9:10 AM CST up reply actions
Rick is also a "heart warming humorist"
(especially when he’s a bit drunk in the booth)
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by digitalbenjamin on Feb 12, 2010 9:20 AM CST up reply actions
Me too!
Congratulations Al!! It’s been a great five years; but when we get that World Championship it will be all the sweeter.
I want my Macias!
Thank You Al...
Al,
I like the way that you run things on this site. I previously posted on another Cubs related site that consisted mostly of non-Chicago Cub fans that had never actually been to Chicago. As a new guy I felt very unwelcome there as most of the comments were constant inside jokes, the posts were all geared towards Sabermetrics, and I was critiqued every time I posted something that someone may have posted about 3 years ago. Oh, and they had some love fest for Matt Murton while constantly bashing Ryan Theriot. It was quite amusing to see Ryan Theriot progress into a decent ball player. I left the site before I got to enjoy it.
On your site, I felt welcome to jump right in and didn’t feel like I was completely out of the loop. Please don’t ever change the spirit of this board. Thank you for all that you do! It’s Gonna Happen…
"...but you the living, you're stuck here with the Cubs. So it is ME who feels sorry for you." - Steve Goodman, "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
Thanks!
But that “It’s Gonna Happen” thing? Many of us would like to see that disappear.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Eh..
I’ll have to disagree with you because I feel that it’s very appropriate for those of us that continue to keep the faith. Yeah, I don’t like to get involved with the latest trends, however, I like the saying.
"...but you the living, you're stuck here with the Cubs. So it is ME who feels sorry for you." - Steve Goodman, "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
no....you're wrong, IMO
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 17, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not too fond of the "It's Gonna Happen" signs
because to me it gives credence to the lovable loser image that I’d like to see us break away from.
Also makes me think what’s “gonna happen”? No I don’t like it at all.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Feb 17, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
I would Approve of the signs in they used correct English
It is going to happen.
There, much better.
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 17, 2010 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
I would approve of the signs if they read:
“Look, It’s Gotta Happen Eventually, Right?”
and I’d probably have a laugh if I saw one that read:
“What If It Never Happens?”
"There's more to life than profits...like, you know, slurpees and stuff." ~Randy Marsh
I see it...
as a sign of hope rather than a "Hey look at us..we’re happy with being losers. To me it says “Hey, we know it’s going to happen. Have Faith.”
"...but you the living, you're stuck here with the Cubs. So it is ME who feels sorry for you." - Steve Goodman, "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request"
I like the idea of having faith.
But the signs are too much. Also, they’re so 2008.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Ah... but you're not taking into consideration the multi-purpose factor here
Buy the sign in April when spirits are soaring and wave it all summer long. If, come September, the Cubs are out of it, all you have to do is add a “S” and a “h” to the front and you can still wave it proudly.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I agree with katie...those signs make me cringe...
I wish there was a way to stop that stuff till we get to the Series at least but I know there isn’t.
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 17, 2010 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
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