Cubs American Idol on TWIB

by ak123 on Apr 26, 2010 11:43 AM CDT

I'm not sure if its being repeated on MLB Network or syndicated elsewhere this week but "This Week in Baseball" had a fun feature on the Cubs during Spring Training.

It highlighted Ryan Dempster hosting a Cubs American Idol with many of the rookies in the camp. It's quite entertaining. If I can find a link on youtube I'll send it out but definitely try to DVR it.

Cubs should be featured in more mindless/fun activities throughout the season and off-season.

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Saw it.

Dempster is hilarious.

United we stand and united we'll fall......down on our knees the day we win it all!

by Bricks and Ivy on Apr 26, 2010 12:03 PM CDT reply actions

Here's something I heard about that contest.

Derrek Lee paid $400 out of his own pocket to have a piano delivered so some of the rookies could play.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 26, 2010 12:49 PM CDT reply actions

Well

Derrek Lee takes 10 days to earn what those guys earn in a year. I bet that kind of thing happens all the time in MLB clubhouses and especially in ST. I bet Lilly spent 10 times that amount in Peoria last week.

by JohnM on Apr 26, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Even so...

… it was a nice gesture.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 26, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions

So what?

It was still nice of Derrek to do that when he didn’t have to.

by sue369 on Apr 26, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes it was nice

I didn’t think it was all that surprising/notable. $400 is nothing to a guy like Lee, but it’s nice that he did it.

by JohnM on Apr 26, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions

The point wasn't the dollars, it was that he did it without being asked.

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

by Al Yellon on Apr 26, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly.

by sue369 on Apr 26, 2010 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions

and did it for fun

which too many forget baseball and everything about it should be

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by Cubbie-Tim on Apr 28, 2010 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I saw that yesterday morning

When Justin Berg came in to yesterday’s game I turned to my 14-year-old (who also saw the TWIB feature) and said, “Now pitching…award-winning singer/songwriter…JUSTIN BERG.” Darwin Barney was rather impressive on piano.

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by HoodooMan on Apr 26, 2010 1:11 PM CDT reply actions