The Fox-TV Dartboard Returns: Cubs vs. Rangers Preview, Saturday 5/22, 6:10 CT
by Al Yellon on May 22, 2010 5:00 PM CDT
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Cubs make their first appearance on a Fox-TV regional game tonight. Yes, tonight -- the Fox wizards, in their infinite wisdom, have decided to make two of their Saturday dates evening affairs. The other one will be on June 26, when the Cubs and White Sox will be featured (along with Red Sox/Giants and Yankees/Dodgers).
Tonight's announcers for the Cubs/Rangers will be Josh Lewin and Mark Grace. Great -- they assign the Rangers' main PBP man to this game -- I know Lewin once worked as a Cubs announcer, but I wonder where his loyalties will be tonight? And Grace... is just awful. More details and a link to a coverage map after the jump. Then again, the way the Cubs are playing, maybe some of you outside Chicago are happy to not see this game tonight.
Notes:- The Chicago Tribune's architecture critic Blair Kamin weighs in on the proposed hotel/residential/retail complex proposed for Clark & Addison across from Wrigley Field. Summary: it's not nearly as bad as its opponents say.
- More news on the Dodger Divorce: blogger Josh Fisher says be careful what you wish for. (H/T for the link: Rob McMillin at 6-4-2)
- Note to Lou on strategy: Josh Hamilton's sacrifice bunt last night was his first in eight years, since he was playing for Bakersfield in the California League in 2002. And he laid it down perfectly. Greg Maddux is in town this weekend. Can't he help teach the Cubs how to bunt?
- Speaking of bunting, another pitcher got hurt batting last night -- and this time it's someone who has batted many times while in the NL, Javier Vazquez, who hurt himself trying to bunt last night at Citi Field. Is this really the kind of baseball we need to see?
- Rob Neyer of ESPN.com has another realignment scheme, which would, among other things, include no divisions. One word: no. Who would want to be a fan of a team that finishes 14th or 15th every year?
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Neither of tonight's pitchers has ever faced his opponent before. Randy Wells has thrown well his last two outings after the pounding he took in Pittsburgh, and all he has to show for them are a loss and a no-decision. Derek Holland started 21 games for the Rangers last year at age 22 and was pretty bad; since his recall from Triple-A this year he has made two starts, both good, both wins. Holland is a lefty, so heaven knows what lineup Lou will subject us to tonight.
Lineup via tweet from Carrie:
#cubs lineup sat is 2b riot, ss castro, 1b lee, cf byrd, dh ramy, lf sori, rf nady, c soto, 3b baker
Today's game, as noted, is on Fox. Fox's three other games are: Mets/Yankees, Red Sox/Phillies, and Tigers/Dodgers. Here's a useful map that should tell you what game you'll get in your area, and here is the rest of the MLB.com Mediacenter for today.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Please visit our SB Nation Rangers site Lone Star Ball.
Tonight's first pitch thread will be up at 6 pm CDT, and the overflows will post at 7, 8 and 8:45 pm CDT.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
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I was already depressed at Fox broadcasting the game, now Grace will be part of it.
He keeps increasing me wanting to dislike him as a whole after being such a great player for us and classy…before we gave him the boot. I understand him being bitter for the way he was treated, but it’s over now Mark….move on and let your legacy with us be the only thing we remember.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:11 PM CDT reply actions
Hmm didn't hear that. I know Palmeiro had sex with Sandberg's wife (along with a few other guys).
Hadn’t heard that about Grace. He sure had a desire to win like few Cubs and a swing I could watch forever. I try to keep that in mind every time he opens his mouth broadcasting.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Man if that's true, that's sure funny...Rafeal got traded in part because he slept with
Sandberg’s pride and joy, and his wife was getting boinked by someone else on the team at the same time? That’s an old version of wife swap.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahh,
I think it was actually that both Palmeiro and Grace had sex with Sandberg’s wiife… maybe?
agreed on his swing, it was silky smooth, Grace and Sosa were my favorite players growing up, some role models aye?
LOL yeah. Some role models.
You may be right about Palmeiro and Grace with the ol’ corncob dress girl…I know it was a lot more than just Palmeiro. That whole thing with his wife freaking him out and retiring after was a damn shame. You know if it happened now all the painful details would be splashed all over the news.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
never once heard that before
and to my knowledge Grace and sandberg never had a problem
palmeiro on the other hand is known to have slept wtih sandbergs first wife, and that is a big reason he was traded.
unless you have some proof of Grace doing so, dont start spreading rumors
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that'd be why I used the indefinite terms, "didn't?" and "I think"
I had heard that and was asking if anyone else had… wouldn’t call that spreading rumors…my apologies for bringing up such an unpleasant topic though!
Didn't offend me...it's long over and Sandberg's wife sure was sleeping around on him.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
everyone knows about palmeiro
but never once have i heard Grace, so I asked you to provide ANY evidence besides saying “well, did he” so to speak. didnt think i was being unreasonable thinking that if you want to make a statement, and insinuate it as fact, you would have some proof.
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I think we got your point, tim.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Since you're Sandberg's evil twin...
you didn’t do anything, did you?
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
well...
Watch out Jaws, here comes the UH-60s.
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by jesus christos on May 22, 2010 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
its cool, sorry if i came off like a prick
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Whoa...
When was all this stuff happening? How was all this stuff made public? Was Sandberg a ticked off guy in public? It’s terrible because his own teammates did that to him.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
Well, I sure see tim's point now.
It’s all old news and rumors as far as anyone else besides Palmeiro as far as I know. It all happened around the time Palmeiro was traded…up to when Sandberg retired. His wife standing in a goofy corn cob dress then divorcing him soon after. Thankfully Sandberg didn’t have today’s media to deal with.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
i did a google about it
and the names that come up as “might have” include Dunston, Mike Morgan, Harry Caray and so on. Without proof, its a joke to see this. One rumor was that she traveled with the team and slept with the other team for Gods sake lol
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She was a nut job and her looks must have been the only reason Sandberg
married her. I don’t think Sandberg was an angel, but no one deserved that.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
WHOA....
Was all this in the 80’s? I’m sure most of these are not true. Though, the ladies can’t resist Harry.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
Augie's wife sure thought he was the schizzle. Got him booted out of STL.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Dave martinez was mentioned as well
i think the internet takes a simple thing and blows it up sometimes :=)
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yeah heard that too
wasn’t it supposedly the reason he got traded for Mitch Webster?
and you’re right about the internet blowing stuff up…I’d say this thread is evidence of that!
Sure does.
Living here in St. Louis I know Harry was forced to leave for a fact though. Augie was the current boss at Anheuser Busch at the time…not a great move to sleep with the owner’s wife lol.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
rumor mills are fun
Ryne Sandberg
His ex-wife is rumored to have slept with former teammates Rafael Palmerio and Dave Martinez while they were married. That makes for an awkward clubhouse…
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FWIW
that same link mentions Brenleys MLB record which he shares….4 errors at 3b in one game
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ah...that's funny but doing the same thing lol
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Old new and rumors....
I’m sure his is happy now.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
Yeah, sure was cool to see his next wife encourage him to return to the team.
He looked happy. I think it brought him a lot of peace.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Why is Nady in RF?
He should be DHing. He is a defensive liability until he can throw.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
Lou has a mancrush is my only explanation.
Doesn’t make much sense to have Rami DH…he’s committed a few more errors this year than he should, but to me he’s still a lot better than anyone else. Then again, I don’t want to see Nady so frequently in the lineup with the other alternatives they have.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Baker might be a little better range-wise
though probably not with the arm…but I kind of like using interleague to let Rami focus solely on hitting…
Meh. that's a valid point. guess I'd want it more if Baker was tons better at the position.
I’m just happy Rami wasn’t replaced at 3B with Fonty.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
to keep Colvin fresh
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Aww does that mean the muffin man won't be fresh after tonight?
Guess that makes the Baker stale…
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks Judge. This doesn't surprise me at all.
It was very likely Ramirez was injured in some way at least, a major injury like his shoulder separating again last year often makes new ones when you compensate for a shoulder that isn’t 100%. I’ve thought that they should force him to get multiple MRIs and be evaluated before leaving him in there as long as they have. This injury may be only recent, just sayin’ he’s a huge part of the team to let go without examining thoroughly. Rami or Sori aren’t going to want to be out of the lineup.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Right there in the preview.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, too lazy to retype it lol.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
screwed
i see now we will get the yankees or red sox in tampa.the cubs always lose out in fla.with the dh colvin should be playing more. and for gods sakes score some friggin runs tonite. everyday i dread checking the score.thats what this team is doing to me.
The reason Fox made this weeks games night games...
is because they aired the Champions League final today.
My dislike of Fox is because not only Grace could be broadcasting, but also because
Joe Buck is an alternative. Hate Joe Buck getting close to a Cubs’ game. I had to sit through him broadcasting the Cardinals here in St. Louis against the Cubs…and can always feel that bias he has towards us.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I just heard Lou on the pregame with Ronnie ...
Among other things, Lou said he THOUGHT Marlon Byrd was in the cleanup spot, that the hitting coach had a big job in front of him and how the Cubs have failed to get the big hit for a year and a half. He and Santo were basically commiserating.
Sure seems like Lou is out of ideas … maybe Al is right.
For the record, I’ve said that I don’t think Lou should be fired because I can’t see anyone coming in and making things better. But if Lou is truly out of ideas …
Another example of Lou's
arrogance towards logical lineup construction. Will we see more examples of Nady allowing every runner to go first to third? Will we watch as Rami struggles get the ball out of the infield with runners on base. Will Lee and his .680 OPS continue his torrid early season pace as the team continues to trot out his annual excuse for the early season drought. Will Grabow see another opportunity to turn a tight game into a blowout. Will we finally be able to see our newest “great clubhouse guy” make Grabow look like an All Star?
So many decisions. What’s the over under?
If a quality pitching start is 3 runs and 6 innings, then a quality hitting day is 1 for 4.
so i live in ohio
and i am not getting this game played on fox. Do any of you guys know a way i can watch it?
I could email you a P2P network.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
that would be nice....
i have been trying to find something online streaming it but i cant
My email is stlmark at hotmail if you don't want to put yours up here.
I got the link from another fan on here and feel a little strange about posting it without telling him. It does work though, I’ve used it a couple of times. It just requires a small viewer installation program.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Sent you the link. Let me know if you don't get it.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
CARDS LOST!!!!!!!!!!
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
That's sure good news.
"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."
by Sandberg's evil twin on May 22, 2010 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Best news I have
heard in awhile . We are blacked out cant see the Cubs-Rangers game . Detroit-Dodgers game is on in most of Michigan .
OT: Who saw Morgan throw his glove?
There was no point in it. He should have thrown the ball, but he wanted to throw his glove at the ground.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." John Lennon
I like Rob Neyer's realignment idea
Why shouldn’t the best teams in each league make the playoffs? Of course that would have probably left the Cubs out in 1998 and 2003 (and possibly 2007), but the four (or five) best teams should be in.
A one game playoff for the four and five seeds would then make being the third seed more important. And the one seed would get to play the four/five seed, regardless if they are in the same division like now. Of course this won’t happen, because Bud won’t get rid of interleague play. But I would be all for this.
"See the stars they're shining bright, everything's alright tonight."
al, please, lay off the criticisms of the pitchers getting hurt when they bat. and stop with the admirations of power hitters laying down bunts so a pitcher doesn’t have to. IT’S BASEBALL. and pitchers get hurt and have gotten hurt when taking their hacks for more than 100 years. you may think that the pitcher is an automatic out, but what i love is the light hitting al pitcher hitting grand slams. pitchers hitting is a crapshoot and its a bonus if a pitcher can do it well. if you propose the dh so much, why don’t you petition the office of the commissioner that they could start their realignment by putting the cubs in the al central.
and by the way, the central league in japan does not use the dh except in interleague games with the pacific league.
Gracie's lost his looks
I’m sure he’s still bedding the ladies but not aging well…I don’t like his commentary either but he was a great Cub 1B despite lack of power.
Wonder why he is so bad on TV? He’s a good interview.
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