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The Fox-TV Wizard Has Good News For Cubs Fans! Cubs vs. Cardinals Preview, Saturday 5/29, 3:10 CT



Today's Cubs/Cardinals game is the primary Fox-TV game and will be seen in 78% of the USA. The bad news is, you'll have to listen to Joe Buck & Tim McCarver, so get your audio sync devices ready so you can sync up Pat & Ron instead. The other two games today are Rangers/Twins and Mariners/Angels; that means the Cubs game will be seen everywhere except (in general terms) the Northwest, southern California, the Dakotas and Minnesota, Texas and Oklahoma, and small parts of Michigan and Ohio. The full coverage map is after the jump.

Even better, Fox has considerately scheduled this game so that it will likely end (barring extra innings) just before game one of the Stanley Cup Finals begins tonight. Go Blackhawks!

Star-divide

Today's Starting Pitchers
Carlos Silva
Carlos Silva
Cubs
vs. Adam Ottavino
Adam Ottavino
Cardinals
6-0 W-L making
3.52 ERA his
31 SO major
11 BB league
7 HR debut
vs. StL -- vs. Cubs

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2010 - Carlos Silva 6-0 9 9 0 0 0 0 53.2 54 23 21 7 11 31 3.52 1.21

Here's what I know about Adam Ottavino: he was the Cardinals' #1 pick in 2006 out of Northeastern University. He is righthanded. In two Triple-A seasons he's put up a 4.62 ERA, although he lowered his WHIP from 1.55 to 1.17 this year. He is making his major league debut today. Usually, that means doom to Cubs hitters. Let's make it different today.

Carlos Silva has three career relief appearances vs. St. Louis covering 4.1 innings, all in 2002 and 2003 when he was with the Phillies, so those are largely irrelevant to this year's Cardinals team. Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue is 3-for-8 vs. Silva with two HR, but the last of those plate appearances was in 2007 and LaRue isn't likely to be playing today (he's played in only 10 games this year). If Silva keeps the ball down as he has been, he should have good luck with this power-hitting team.

Today's game is Fox. Unlike last week, this time the Cubs game is the primary game, so it is going to 78% of the country. Here is the coverage map and here is the rest of the MLB.com Mediacenter for today.

MLB.com Gameday

Baseball-reference.com game preview

SB Nation game preview

Please visit our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva El Birdos.

Today's first pitch thread will be up at 3 pm CDT, and the overflows will post at 4:15, 5:15 and 6 pm CDT.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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I HATE FOX!!!!

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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on May 29, 2010 1:08 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

This Clown doesn't like FOX either

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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on May 29, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ahhhh

Pennywise!!!

we all float down here!!

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gotta win this one

Advantage Cards on Sun. with Wainwright vs. Demp even tho RD has been solid lately Cubs unlikely to get more than a run or 2 tops vs. a tough righty.

Hope Fontenot and Colvin get at least one start apiece over weekend. Lefties make so much sense against these righties, Lou’s gotta use ’em!!

Need more than the 1 run offense has mustered last 2 games. duh!!

by QuincyCub on May 29, 2010 1:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Unfortunately, I live in the 22% that won't get this game

Thank you, Fox & MLB for limiting my baseball viewing options.

by JFCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:16 PM CDT reply actions  

There's a P2P network you can use for free if you don't mind downloading a small program.

It’s not MLB network in quality but it works and again, free.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

You can also mask your IP address and go through a proxy server.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only Bud Selig

knows what you should be watching on Saturday, and this is ONE game.

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is one of the very rare times when I will get the Cubs on FOX.

It usually only happens when the Cubs are hosting the New York Mets or one of the local AL teams.

P.S.: I almost recommended this post. Hit “actions” instead of “reply”.

I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.

"To [Vermont Cubs Fan], good luck, stay strong!"
-Captain Richard Phillips-

by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shoot, and I had my whole afternoon cleared

to watch the game here in Detroit.

Oh well!

If you think you've seen it all...just wait!

by CubFanSince1970 on May 29, 2010 1:17 PM CDT reply actions  

I feel your pain.

I’d like to go over and bitchslap whomever picks these games at WJBK.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana (1863-1952)

by cubfred on May 29, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Man I wish I had a sync feed of Pat and Ron.

Don’t want to pay for MLB audio though. I hate Joe Buck and Tim McCarver…especially broadcasting the Cubs. Both have a good reason to hate on us and though they attempt to look impartial it never ends up being that way with the broadcasters or their use of replay.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:20 PM CDT reply actions  

it is only

$15 for the basic membership for the whole season. totally worth it.

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought the mlb audio was $20 now

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Since I work pretty much 9 to 5 M -F

I really only get to enjoy Cub games in their entirety on weekends out in Oregon. This makes two consecutive Saturdays I get cheated out of one of my greatest pleasures. I am looking forward to the Cubs – Mariners series in a few weeks. Any other BCBers attending those games?

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 1:23 PM CDT reply actions  

i am going to all 3 games

my college roomie and i are making the drive out to seattle.

distance from seattle to louisville, kentucky: appx. 2600 miles, with a stopover in rapid city, sd.

only thing i have to say is that we had better win the series or (name redacted) better have some sort of epic “you had to have been there” meltdown for the trip to be worth it. the last cubs roadtrip i went on was an epic disaster, the series against the tampa devil rays.

by jcarti01 on May 29, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow - that's quite a road trip

I’m only about 180 miles away. It should be a good series. I hope there isn’t too much Milton-bashing. As much as I hated his play as a Cub, I like what he’s trying to do this year.

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

why oh why do i get the Rangers game?

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by Cubbie-Tim on May 29, 2010 1:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Cause Fox thinks they know their fans better than anyone. I have that same thought constantly

During football season. Its even more irritating then when I get subjected to infomercials half the time instead of my favorite team I want to see.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

or cuz i am in Texas :=)

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Bleed Castro Blue

by Cubbie-Tim on May 29, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Thank goodness my parents get NFL Sunday ticket.

Although the game I really wanted to watch in November (Cowboys-Packers) was shown on my local station. I couldn’t watch it at their place because my parents were traveling that day.

I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.

"To [Vermont Cubs Fan], good luck, stay strong!"
-Captain Richard Phillips-

by Vermont Cubs Fan on May 29, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Any idea on the line up?

Please say Rammy is on the bench… It’s been nearly 2 months of him being a big bowl-o-suck and I’m tired of seeing him fanning…

At this point his OPS is barely over 500… he needs the bench…

"Why people, who have not committed any punishable offense, listen to Country and Western music is absolutely beyond me" - John Cleese

by Endrick on May 29, 2010 1:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah:

Fukudome RF, Theriot 2B, Lee 1B, Soriano LF, Byrd CF, Fontenot, 3B, Soto C, Castro SS, Silva P

by chilango2 on May 29, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

thx

"Why people, who have not committed any punishable offense, listen to Country and Western music is absolutely beyond me" - John Cleese

by Endrick on May 29, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

sarcasm???

"Why people, who have not committed any punishable offense, listen to Country and Western music is absolutely beyond me" - John Cleese

by Endrick on May 29, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Awesome and puzzling. If Lou thought Rami was healed enough as he says...

saying he was going to use Rami this weekend, why he used him friday (cancelling his possibility of putting him on the DL retroactively) and not today defies logic. I’m glad he’s resting him, just makes me shake my head that Rami is gone.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wonderful. F-ing Fontenot at 3rd again.

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

maybe colvin should start

taking grounders at third bas.

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Granted the guys D at third stinks

But his hitting has been pretty good. His leadoff triple against LA basically won the game

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

True.

This really wouldn’t be an issue if Aramis Ramirez was still on the team. It makes me sad…Rami has been my favorite ever since he joined in ’03

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

totally agree, A-Ram is my favorite player

but he is making it tough this year

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know. Like I said, it makes me sad.

And you know it’s gotta be killing him. He’s been the main man for 8 years

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

watching him bat this season

he is trying waaaaaaay too hard.

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

@mikegncb34

Fontenots D at third was pretty good last year. How quickly we forget.. He has a tendancy to screw up in the beginning, and end up being better than most. Ramirez has been awful on the field this year, even tho he got a Golden Glove in past years. Let’s give the little guy a chance.

by Edelweiss on May 30, 2010 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions  

And the Cards lineup:

Lopez, Ludwick, Pujols, Holliday, Rasmus, Freese, Molina, Schumaker, Ottavino

by chilango2 on May 29, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

For those who haven't heard.

Indians pitcher David Huff is carted off the field after being hit above left eye by an Alex Rodriguez line drive. He was down for six minutes.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37415551/

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Hope he makes a full recovery.

Line drives to the head can end very badly. Best of luck to him.

"I don't want a massage, I want a facial!"
- Stacy King

"Nothing can happen till you swing the bat."
-Haruko Haruhara

by windycitywarrior on May 29, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

my thoughts exactly

hope he is ok and has a speedy recovery from anything that happened

Unofficial Self Appointed President of the Player Formerly Known as Castro Blocker Fan Club
Bleed Castro Blue

by Cubbie-Tim on May 29, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

From the Rumor Mill. Just quotin' here...

Twitter: @Kevin_Goldstein: Current rumor is that #Cubs bring up Andrew Cashner on Monday.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Linky from rotoworld.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=MLB&id=5577&line=291860&spln=1

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah, me too :-)

But look at my link to rotoworld above, and do a search on cashner from news.google.com…there’s other rumors there :-)

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who gets sent down?

"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
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by eswan9 on May 29, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Graybow anyone?

I’ve started calling him “out of reach”.

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

*Grabow...

and yes I’d just release him

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

DFA

I like the sound of that.

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by eswan9 on May 29, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not gonna happen - too much $.

Russell goes down if Gorz goes to the pen, Stevens goes down if Wells goes to the pen.

by fsuapollo on May 29, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wells isn't going to the pen...it'll be Gorz I bet

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Seems right to me

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by eswan9 on May 29, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree... but

they may at least ponder Wells, who has been inconsistent lately.

IMO, the best solution is to make a trade, but I don’t thin that is likely.

by fsuapollo on May 29, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yes, they will probably ponder Wells, I just don't think they'll do it.

And I agree with you about the trade. Both Wells and Gorz have some value. I’d like to see them hang on to Randy for a while though. I still think he’s gonna be good.

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Agree

Wells and Gorz both have value to other teams… for the same reasons the Cubs should hang onto them.

Ideally of course, they would deal Z… or maybe Lilly. Z is next to impossible to move. Lilly could move.

by fsuapollo on May 29, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look,

Lou is going to keep Grabow pitching, Cashner, much like Colvin will ride the pine. What else do you want Lou to do?

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

How about Howry? He can't go anywhere either.

He is well loved by the ballhawks.

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd like that rumor to be true if Cashner seemed to handle the pen well.

I keep hearing different opinions of his performance. We could use him for sure.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cubs need the W today.

Get ’em Silva!

I’m going to the game tomorrow…if the Cubs win today, tomorrow’s game will arguably be the biggest of the 2010 season.

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Yep, the fact that we finally are playing the Cards made the loss yesterday particularly painful

In addition to Rami not being on the DL. It’s not just them being a front runner for the division…its also the Cards hehe.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly. And esp. cuz the Cards have a rookie throwing today...

Carlos Silva needs to show them who’s boss.

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Grabow to DL??

Gotta do something with this guy. Russell doesn’t deserve demotion after Fri. and other early season success.

No Colvin = nonsense!!

by QuincyCub on May 29, 2010 1:51 PM CDT reply actions  

The Cubs can't start Tyler Colvin...

it would make too much sense!

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Russell is kicking ass

I think he’s only had one bad outing this year. Graybow has one every time he takes the mound

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look, Colvin is...well....look...we got a lot of good outfielders....Nady, for example.

And look, even Baker played recently in the outfield. I mean, what kind of baseball do you play?

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look, What do you want me to do?

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look

colvin is not starting today, “what do you want me to do?”

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look, you saw what a fine job my little muffin man did with only one eye, right.

Watch me take a nap with both eyes ::snore::

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd like to know when Baker is going to play again. It better be soon or he should be

On the DL so Tracy can play instead of Fonty at 3B. Waiting forever and hoping is stupid.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh cmon you don't enjoy seeing Fontenot screw the Cubs at 3rd base?

[sarcasm]

I’m right there with you

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yap and I'm pissed I knew Lou would do this...it's usually enough to pull a player

that shouldn’t have been played at a position for one day like that does anything. The amnesia just seeps in the next day. Honey is this dress yours? Do I live in this house?

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look, what do you want him to do?

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm thinking post it notes on doors....the clubhouse...his bedroom...whereever it takes.

Play Colvin…put Rami on the DL…Recall Tracy….Don’t put Grabow in there…

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah indeed.

"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
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by eswan9 on May 29, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

How about coughing, broken chairs and breaking a toe celebrating a win?

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

How about, sneezing, falling in a hot tub.....

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Shanking yourself while cutting an apple in bed.

Oh wait that’s the Bulls. Nvm

"I don't want a massage, I want a facial!"
- Stacy King

"Nothing can happen till you swing the bat."
-Haruko Haruhara

by windycitywarrior on May 29, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL

Shooting yourself in the leg…nice Plaxico

OK I’ll stop now. The Cubs aren’t at THAT point yet

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

only the fans are

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

i have coughed before and been hurting for days after

but i have a bad back. it does happen with a sneezse also sometimes

Unofficial Self Appointed President of the Player Formerly Known as Castro Blocker Fan Club
Bleed Castro Blue

by Cubbie-Tim on May 29, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can...

I just got a steroid injection

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

i have had one of those as well

should i start hoping when i make a sale or colelction call that pays off

Unofficial Self Appointed President of the Player Formerly Known as Castro Blocker Fan Club
Bleed Castro Blue

by Cubbie-Tim on May 29, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

That hurts

Hill’s bringing in his .209/.227/.483 in tour our already anemic lineup

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

look

you know the Cardinals are a scared of Hill’s bat and handling of the pitching staff.

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Make Lou will pull a La Russa

And bat Hill 9th

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

that would make sense

if our pitcher were a hitter today, Silva though? nope

who’s that guy we pissed away in 12 games in the bullpen? I think he can hit.

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Could it be another Carlos you are thinking of?

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah that's it

Carlos something….

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

not like sotos doing any better

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by jesus christos on May 29, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

No doubt he's cooled off some

But his 2010 numbers are pretty good. Much better that Hill’s ever have been.

"Bats, they are sick. I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come. " Pedro Cerrano

by shifafaontheside on May 29, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Waiting in the Seats for the game to begin

It’s really hot and bright here and the cardinals are doing their warmup routines

by cubsnlinux on May 29, 2010 2:08 PM CDT reply actions  

I envy your presence in Mecca

I am writing a paper on organizational theory at home in Vegas

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Which way

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on May 29, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

are you by the bullpen?

or is Howry so big you can see him from everywhere? (Omnipresent!)

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are you recompiling a kernel while you wait? :-)

Are you on an android phone at least?

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

@cubsnlinux

Did you see the other day, when he was on the mound, and Fontenot went to talk to him about some play they might execute? Mikey didn’t come up to his armpit.

by Edelweiss on May 30, 2010 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Howry's Horribleness

Dwarfs All…

"Why people, who have not committed any punishable offense, listen to Country and Western music is absolutely beyond me" - John Cleese

by Endrick on May 29, 2010 2:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Slightly OT: Question for all you techies out there.

If I have WGN Radio streaming through Windows Media Player 11, I should be able to pause, wait a few seconds, then press play again to create a delay right? That’s what it seems to be doing for me right now (Which is a good thing).

I’d rather listen to Pat and Ron than Buck and McCarver. Getting this to sync would be marvelous.

"I don't want a massage, I want a facial!"
- Stacy King

"Nothing can happen till you swing the bat."
-Haruko Haruhara

by windycitywarrior on May 29, 2010 2:32 PM CDT reply actions  

I don't think you

can do that. It’s a live stream

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey look, Colvin's still not in the starting lineup

how shocking

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on May 29, 2010 2:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Byrd is 3 for his last 32

But clearly, there’s no way to get Colvin into the lineup

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on May 29, 2010 2:35 PM CDT reply actions  

...

"I don't want a massage, I want a facial!"
- Stacy King

"Nothing can happen till you swing the bat."
-Haruko Haruhara

by windycitywarrior on May 29, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

...

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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on May 29, 2010 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

That makes sense.

"Everything has an end, except a sausage, which has two."

by Sandberg's evil twin on May 29, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ottavino is one of those rookies that on their MLB debut fool the Cubs silly.

Fooled ya! I’m just kidding….!!!

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.

by zevkalman on May 29, 2010 2:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Are you really kidding?

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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on May 29, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

@zevkalman

Bet he won’t fool little Mikey!

by Edelweiss on May 30, 2010 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

Can I get

a different Pepsi commercial that is not played every 2 minutes

how’s that for an idea Pepsi? HOW’S THAT???

The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!

by VegasCubFan on May 29, 2010 2:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Go Cubs !!!


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by eths on May 29, 2010 2:59 PM CDT reply actions  

Okay, I don't watch Fox basbeall that much, so

is the pregame always at one site, and then they send you out to your game? Because the coverage Map clearly has me watching the Cubs game, but I’m getting Angels-M’s coverage right now

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on May 29, 2010 3:04 PM CDT reply actions  

JUMP


"A waist is a terrible thing to mind." - Terry 'Fat Tub of Goo' Forster

by eths on May 29, 2010 3:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Buck mispronouncing

Kouske’s first name pretty bad isn’t it? koo-sekkie is how he makes it sound you’d think he’d get something like that corrected on a national broadcast.

by QuincyCub on May 29, 2010 3:43 PM CDT reply actions  

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