The End Of An Era: Cubs vs. Rockies at Tucson Preview, Monday 3/15, 3:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Mar 15, 2010 1:00 PM CDT
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PrintThis is the 64th consecutive season that spring baseball has been played at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson. The Cleveland Indians moved their spring camp there in 1947, and when they departed for (supposedly) greener fields in Florida in 1993 (only to return in 2009), the Colorado Rockies took over spring camp at Hi Corbett.
Today's the last time that the Cubs will play a spring game at Hi Corbett Field -- their only visit to that venerable park in 2010 to play the Rockies (they'll make one more trip to Tucson next week to play the Diamondbacks at Tucson Electric Park). In 2011 the Rox and D'backs will move to this fancy new complex now under construction on native American land just east of Scottsdale. It will be very convenient to have all 15 Cactus League teams in the Phoenix area, none more than about a 50-minute drive from each other.
Nevertheless, a part of baseball history will end after this spring -- that deserves to be mentioned.
Bruce Miles today has a nice piece on Geovany Soto.
Note: tweet from Carrie has some Starlin Castro info:
#cubs Starlin Castro is OK after hitting his left knee in play in 9th Sunday. SS Hak-Ju Lee is on travel roster for Monday trip
More on today's game after the jump.
Carlos Zambrano makes his third spring start today and unlike Randy Wells yesterday, will try to get through four innings. He will face the Rockies' Jeff Francis, trying to make a comeback after missing all of 2009 with injuries.
There is no TV or audio coverage for today -- so the Gameday link below is your best bet for PBP.
Once again, a reminder: with the change to DST, the first pitch thread will post at 3 pm CDT, and the overflow thread at 4:15 pm CDT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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Hi Corbett Field will live on in film.
After all, it’s featured in Major League.
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
Has HJL played on television yet this spring?
I haven’t been able to catch many spring training games this year. I’d love to see what all the hype is about.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
To those without the "benefit" of Twitter:
Apparently, the Cubs bus broke down on the way to Tucson. They have just arrived, though.
Goodness.
Do they say what happened to 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 Mar 15, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
chilango:
Off topic but do you have this season’s MLB charter flight #’s for flightaware? Just curious.
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana
Actually, the bus HASN'T arrived:
cst_cubs False alarm on bus arrival. The drama continues. BP in grave danger.
Oh boy.
I hope they can find a way to get to the game.
Those of you on Twitter, please keep the very fortunate people here (who aren’t on Twitter) updated.
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 Mar 15, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Bus just arrived!
actual players getting off of it are proof.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
Yeah!
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Vermont, isn't this a little late for eths to do PxP?
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
No audio or video stream of the breakdown,
not sure if transatlantic PbP possible…
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Mar 15, 2010 2:27 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
hi eths
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Hummel Hummel from the U-Bahn
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Mar 15, 2010 2:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Mors Mors from the Chcagoland area
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
eths, I looked up this "Hummel Hummel" phrase
and the “Mors Mors” that tend to follow it.
So while I now understand the origins of it, somehow I don’t think that’s how it’s interpreted today. Can you explain the current usage?
I’m guessing it loosely translates into “Dude!” and the response of course being “Dude”… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Its orgins, afaik, are in the dialects spoken in
Hamburg and the German coastal areas. It was used when boats hailed each other and is considered to be very rude. My father, who studied in Hamburg, always had great fun with some other nothern Germans when they ran into each other on Lake Michigan. At the time, he thought me too young for the “rude” interpretation, and he passed away many years ago, so I can’t ask him.
The north German dialects are almost a different language, so I can not really say more about it.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Mar 15, 2010 2:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
so we're being "rude" to each other?
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
In a friendly way - among friends it's not that bad...
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Mar 15, 2010 2:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Maybe this is the answer
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071230130818AAnhYPt
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Mar 15, 2010 2:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL....that is sort of rude!...I dont care, I like it...so Mors Mors to you buddy. :)
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
be right back
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
That's closer to what I researched.
The Hummel Hummel part was innocent enough, but when the Mors Mors response involved a verb along the lines of lick, kiss or suck…
…well, that got me wondering. Glad to hear it’s been transformed over the years.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
this here
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont know eths.....the more I look into it,
the more uncomfortable its getting to me. It seems I find myself walking a fine line between naivity and stupidity enough around here. I dont want to give the wrong impression and I feel I would rather not take any chances with that. sorry….we’re going to have to find anotheer greeting.
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 5:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I feel bad....
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone's going to have to do it.
I can’t because I’m working.
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 Mar 15, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
With no tv or radio, how can PBP work anyway?
I mean, if the only online source we have is GameDay, can’t we all just follow along there?
IOW, are there folks who are online here but can’t get GameDay? It’s free, isn’t?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
False alarm
apparently. The bus still isn’t there. According to Twittermeyer
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
Stuff like this is why AZ...
…is better than FL for ST — And, it’ll be even better next year when Tuscon is out of the picture. If we moved to FL, think of how much more the team would be sitting on buses.
"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie" -- Tony Montana
as opposed to sitting on 2-3 hour plane rides during the season....
Hey, it’s spring training for their asses too – might as well get used to it.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Caption: Get off me! No, you get out from under me! NO, YOU GET OFF ME!
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 Mar 15, 2010 1:08 PM CDT reply actions
Caption: You got chocolate in my peanut butter!
YOU got peanut butter on my chocolate!
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
Caption
“Doing the worm and playing chicken don’t work when done at the same time”
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
it's ok
Z, Hill and Baker are there. Z can pitch and bat first, fourth and 7th. Baker will be the generic position player, and will bat second, fifth and 8th. Hill will catch and bat third, sixth and 9th. GOOD TO GO!
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
And
each Rockies hitter has to call which part of the field he will be hitting to before the first pitch.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
also
play is stopped when Mr. Bukowski has to drive through to get to the A & P.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 15, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Those three could go barnstorming in the offseason - The Z and His Court
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
Caption: Is that my leg or is it yours?
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
by eths on Mar 15, 2010 2:19 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
how bout them Bears?
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
how bout them Packers?
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 Mar 15, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
lol....are we gonna know whats going on with the game?
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 15, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
"What's the score?"
“Nothin’-nothin’.”
“Who’s winning?”
[beat] “The Bears.”
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
lol
and very fitting quote considering the travel problems on way to the game also.
"Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air."-Pat Hughes
Thanks Al for keeping us informed even when you're on the road.
I look forward to your (supposedly) good reports from your seat on the (supposedly) green berm when you get to Mesa.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Was there any doubt in anyone's mind
that Castro was okay? When you’re 19, you’re pretty much indestructible. You can jump off a cliff into a pile of thumbtacks at 19 at still be okay.
Now, once you get into your late 20’s…things start becoming a little more vulnerable.
A friend of mine is spending this week in PHX
mainly going to Angels and Padres games. However, today the Angels/Dodgers game is sold out and the Pads play a night game. I suggested she go to Maryvale, since the place is usually uncrowded.
I forgot the Cubs went to Tucson today. She called me about 12:30 PST and said….“game in Maryvale is almost sold out!!!!” What’s up?
I think I know where most of the Cubs fans went today.
The Cactus League would be lost without the Cubs.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Mar 15, 2010 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
Here?
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
see above
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotcha, no problem. I hadn't seen it, sorry.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
do you understand where I'm coming from? I feel bad I dont want to hurt your feeling
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey don't worry about. I understand fully.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
ok you want to get back to the game thread, friend?
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going get a bite to eat before the game starts. Catch you later!
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
Yep
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
Oh man
wish I could have gotten to the computer sooner for this one.
A nice piece on Soto…. I would like a nice piece of Soto on me!
Sorry, couldn’t help myself!
"The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose." Ernie Banks
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