Today In The Valley Of The Sun: Cubs vs. Rangers at Mesa, Tuesday 3/16, 3:05 CT
by Al Yellon on Mar 16, 2010 1:00 PM CDT
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PrintSCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- On Sunday, Ted Lilly's wife Natasha gave birth to their first child, Theodore Roosevelt Lilly IV. (Incidentally, there is a good reason for continuing that name -- according to this, Ted's great-grandfather was a member of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. I would have expected nothing less!)
Today, we learn that Ted might pitch in a couple of games before spring training ends, and be ready to slot into the rotation by mid-April. Good news.
Sharp-eyed BCB reader Mulhollandmania noticed last night that Welington Castillo had been removed and Brian Schlitter added to the Cubs' 40-man roster. I have learned that this is a MLB.com mistake -- no changes have been made to the 40-man.
Maury Brown at Biz of Baseball notes that this year, MLB will draw its 3 billionth fan since the AL/NL "merger" (as he calls it) in 1901. More interesting will be whether overall attendance drops for the third straight year since the all-time record (79,503,175) was set in 2007. About a third of last year's decline can be accounted for by the fact that both the Mets and Yankees moved into new, smaller ballparks. The milestone will be reached near the end of the season; it'll take almost 71 million. The current attendance total is 2,929,151,842.
What great planning. Who's the first Cubs pitcher I get to see in person this year? Why, Carlos Silva, of course. (Please don't suck today, Carlos.) He'll face the Rangers' Neftali Feliz and C.J. Wilson, both of whom are scheduled to go four innings.
SS Theriot, RF Fukudome, DH Nady, CF Byrd, 1B Hoffpauir, LF Soriano, 2B Fontenot, C Soto, 3B Tracy
Today's game is on WGN radio with Pat & Ron. Here is today's complete MLB.com Mediacenter.
Today's 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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Yeah, I hope Silva doesn't suck today too.
But it’d be interesting to get your scouting report in-situ, Al.
Why? For the Love of God....
let the man suck now in Spring Training and get released instead of appearing to be serviceable for a few starts and taking a roster spot from an actual major league pitcher that could help us.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 16, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Humor Time!!!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 16, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Tickles!!! Yummy!!!
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hopefully
It can mark the start of something good. Hopefully he can return to good form and be a good pitcher for the Cubbies or we can at least get a few good starts out of him before we have to turn to a different pitcher. Need to get something out of the millions that he is getting paid.
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
Currently 34,839 on the Season Ticket Wait List - Expected age of being #0: 119
by hansman1982 on Mar 16, 2010 3:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"Gave birth to...TRL IV"?
More like “sat in amazement as TRL IV clawed his way out and then lit up one of the celebratory cigars”.
"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
I just want to know
how long before we can watch TRL III and TRL IV combine for a father-son back-to-back duo of no-hitters.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 16, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
The true "merger" was in 1903,
when the National League and American League sort of settled their differences. They had been at war since Ban Johnson, Comiskey and others first tried to establish the American League as a true Major League, equal to the National League, in 1901. First World Series was in 1903 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston “Americans.” However, the NY Giants of John McGraw and John T. Brush didn’t like the idea and refused to play in the 1904 World Series, so you might say that a full merger that included all teams in both leagues didn’t happen until the 1905 season..
One of Lee Elia's 15%
I caught Brian Schlitter's performance...
…in one of the spring training games over the weekend. (I think it was Friday’s in Vegas.) He looked like he had pretty good stuff. Seemed to be throwing hard anyway. I just wish he threw a splitter.
Here’s hoping Al catches Silva’s obligatory home run ball today.
Well he already knows how to throw a Schlitter - isn't that good enough?
Is Schlitz still in business? They’d be an obvious endorsement opportunity if Brian makes it to the bigs.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Back in business
using the old recipe from before the Milwaukee brewery almost killed it entirely, sold the brand and closed. I believe the new “old” Schlitz is available in Chicago and select other cities. I recall sitting in the center field bleachers during the 1970’s with a beer guy at the bottom of both stairs. Each had cases of Old Style and Schlitz in 12-oz. bottles. The OS would run out by about the 7th inning and then you had to drink Schlitz. By then you couldn’t tell the difference.
One of Lee Elia's 15%
by waiting4cubs on Mar 16, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
The bar next dooe to my place last summer had Schlitz
For a buck a can. They did it to compete with the bar across the street that had the same deal on Carling Black Label.
I preferred the Schlitz.
"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
and seeing Carling Black Label took me back many many years...
…to the selection my dad kept in the beer fridge out in the garage – Carling Black Label, Old Dutch, and Weidemans.
Yep, the old man really knew how to live it up… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
In college
Circa 1980, we had an old soda machine in our rental house. We kept it full of ice-cold Carling Black Label, in returnable bottles, for $3.88 a case. The key was to keep it ice cold.
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." -- Yogi Berra
Used to think Carling was a luxury beer.
Normally bought Blatz for 99 cents a six-pack.
One of Lee Elia's 15%
by waiting4cubs on Mar 16, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
My grandfather always kept Carling Black Label in the downstairs mini-fridge
We kids thought we were clever by only sneaking the Black Label rather than anything he might miss. It took a long time for us to realize that he was outsmarting us by putting the cheap beer out as bait so we wouldn’t touch his good stuff.
"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
Select other cities?
I think my dad buys it in the CVS in Rushville, IN. Pop. 5000. Biggest town for 20 miles in every direction.
"Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Churchill
Sounds like a very select city to me!
They obviously must have rolled it out to a lot more locations. I wondered if it’s national again yet so just checked their website, found a “locator” function and keyed in Hawaii. Here’s the result:
“Search Results
Classic 1960’s Schlitz is not available in your area just yet. We’re re-introducing Schlitz across the country, so sign up for email updates below, and we’ll let you know when you can find Schlitz at your neighborhood store.”
One of Lee Elia's 15%
by waiting4cubs on Mar 16, 2010 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
you wish
Schlitter threw a splitter? Or maybe a spitter? Or maybe a sh…
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Mar 16, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
this ear worm brought to you by the letter D, and the power
of suggestion.
may addition by subtraction be real
LAME!
The game after the one I go to has all the good hitters.
Here's the Rangers lineup...
…via beat reporter Jeff Wilson:
Julio Borbon CF
Elvis Andrus SS
David Murphy LF
Nelson Cruz RF
Chris Davis 1B
Matt Brown 3B
Taylor Teagarden C
Joaquin Arias 2B
Neftali Feliz RHP
C.J. Wilson and Pedro Strop will follow Feliz.
Is Wilson being stretched out to start?
Why do I remember him working in the pen last year, especially while Francisco was banged up?
Al’s lucky he gets to watch Feliz throw. Man that kid’s stuff is electric.
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Yeah, I've heard good things about Feliz.
I remember watching a clip of him throwing 100 mph last season. Not sure about Wilson – I believe he was a reliever last season, too. FWIW, this depth chart has him competing for a rotation spot. I suppose we could just ask him on Twitter.
The Rangers will win the AL West in 2011
And possibly the world series
All because of Neftali Feliz, Taylor Teagarden, and Chris Davis (if he cuts back on the strike outs). The Rangers are going to have a 2008 Rays kind of year next year.
"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
What about Seattle? Wouldn't you be happy if they won it? ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I think Seattle wins it this year
But the Yankees still make it to the WS….and LOSE to the Phillies
"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
You think the Phils win three NLs in a row?
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Mar 16, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I do
Remember how the Astro’s used to have the killer B’s (Berkman, Biggio, Bagwell)? The Phillies have the killer H’s (Halladay, Hamels, Happ). I think Happ won’t have as stellar of a year but I just don’t see the Cardinals/Cubs/Giants/Dodgers/Rockies/Braves standing a chance over a seven game series unless the Phillies lose Howard or Utley for significant time
"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
They certainly have the players to do it
I just think winning three NL pennants in a row defies the odds too much … something will prevent it even if they are the best team on paper.
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Mar 17, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
OT ....if anyone is a fan of Theodore Roosevelt, the book River of Doubt is really good
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
Hummel Hummel
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
lol...we need to talk....
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Speak away - I'm all "ears"
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
see and meet me in the End of the Era Thread
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotcha. Cool.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
one more time cause I never leave a friend hanging....Mors Mors eths
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Eamus Catuli
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
You'll like it...he's really an amazing guy...as I read it I kept on having to remind myself that it was true
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
How many people can get SHOT in the middle of a speech and finish just to spite the shooter?
Me thinks that TRLs great-grandfather may have been a big influence, with healing powers and all.
you should read what he did on the uncharted Amazon....and IIRC he explored it right after the shooting
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but a real man would have won the election
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Mar 16, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
second that rec
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on Mar 16, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
20 Days, 0 Hours, 50 Minutes and 30 seconds
It just has to be mentioned
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
I feel special knowing that I'm....
1 in 2,929,151,842, must like mom always said. :) (Or if that just means gate numbers, then I’m like something like 1 in 292,915,184.2 but who’s counting).
Either way, I’m clearly exceptional. :)
If you've been to more than one game...
you’re more than 1.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 16, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
I’ve been to like 10 games in my life. That’s where I got the 1 in 292,915,184.2. :)
by CubsWin!Oregon on Mar 16, 2010 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Gameday has line ups
Texas
Borbon, CF
Andrus, SS
Murphy, LF
Cruz, RF
Davis, 1B
Brown 3B
Tracy, DH
Teargarden, C
Arias, 2B
Feliz, P
Cubs
Theriot, SS
Fukudome, RF
Nady, DH
Byrd, CF
Hoffpauir, 1B
Soriano, LF
Fontenot, 2B
Soto, C
Tracy, 3B
Silva, P
Weather: 74°, Fair, Wind 9 mph East
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
honest to god, if we're not going with someone who has an OBP at leadoff
why not just put Soriano back there? At least we’ll have the occasional leadoff home run
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Mar 16, 2010 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Theriot has a career .356 OBP... that's not exactly terrible.
Also in 2008 he was at .387, so he’s obviously capable of getting on base. My biggest issue is what he does once he gets there.
You really cant compare Sorianos OBP to Theriots, even in a very down year last year he was a .343 OBP.
Theriot walked 11 more times in 54 more at-bats
last season. And for Soriano, it was a “very down year” for Theriot, it was actually a pretty good year.
11 more walks seems pretty comparable to me.
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Mar 16, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, 54 is wrong
he played in 37 more GAMES and had 125 more at bats.
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Mar 16, 2010 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
How do you figure it was a good year for Theriot??
His OBP dropped nearly 40 points, he doubled his K’s, halved his walks….
Are you being serious right now??? All he did better was hit a couple crappily scrappy home runs.
in 2007 he hit just .266 and his OBP was .326
So good might be a stretch, but for him, it wasn’t a terrible year. 2008 was simply a GREAT year for him. If you take his three FULL seasons, last year (except for the strikeouts) is far more indicative of what you can expect from him, and that’s not a whole lot better than Soriano when you look at walks and OBP. Soriano brings more power, and a few less TOOTBLANs
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Mar 16, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, were his strikeouts up because he had a bad year, or because that's what we can expect now?
I mean, that strikeout number is insane. Almost 100 strikeouts for a player in Theriot’s category?
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Mar 16, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Pre-Game is audible on the WGN internet stream
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
and WGN radio if you're in the area
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
They haven't been streaming the pre-game shows so far in 2010
MLB-AM is also in ST…
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
do you have audio then
"Nady and his weak beard steps in" --Cubbie-Tim on Mar 12, 2010 9:53 PM
by cooliogirl47 on Mar 16, 2010 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I can hear some crowd noise, but they aren't talking right now.
"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster
@Twitter as @brommmietze
Any news on when
Lee and Ramirez come back?
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
Thursday
Andres Blanco for the weekend
"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
Jump (Mobile friendly)
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Baker to get outfield time!
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/532/millar-entertains-cubs-during-bus-delay
Woohoo! A little thing, but I’m glad the Cubs are doing this.
I figured you would be.
For your sake, I hope he’s not a disaster out there.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
He won't be a disaster.
I’m sure he won’t be awesome out there, but he doesn’t have to be. I hope Lou isn’t doing this only because he’s leaning toward Fontenot (platoon issues aside). But whatever the reasons, trying Baker out there in ST just makes sense.
LOL!!!
The team is having a karaoke contest for the rooks/young guys. The judges on the panel are Demp, DLee, Millar and Ramirez. Lou said the clubhouse is having a good time.
OK I don't know shit about basketball.
by SoulEater7 on Nov. 5, 2009 9:51 PM CST
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