Hissyfitgate 2011 - Z Walks Out On Team - Says He Is Retiring
Per Gordon Wittenmyer on twitter Z walked out of the clubhouse after getting ejected and told a team trainer that he was retiring.
So much for Changed-Z...
Possible that even if Z is serious about retirement the MLBPA could pressure Z to not retire and force the Cubs to pay him his salary next year. I think Z would simply raise a middle finger to the MLBPA.
Supposedly Q is upset, but either way I dont see how Z will be on the team come Opening Day, regardless of what else happens in the next few days.
ESPN is hot on the story here...
Uh-Oh - Paul Sullivan is:
Searching downtown ATL for Big Z to talk some sense into him. Wish me luck.
On his twitter account.
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You forgot the following hashtags:
#Losing, #CubsSuck, #WhythehelldoIwatchthiscrap, #INEEDBEARS
BEAR DOWN!
Hendry needs to resign now
this franchise is a total and utter disgrace, put the team up for sale Ricketts. Clueless.
this crap is why I want Brian Cashman
how many Yankees do you see do this shit?
I dont care that he has the biggest payroll in the world to work with, at the end of the day the Yankees are a world class organization with one of the best farm systems in the majors not because they have won 27 World Series but because when you play baseball for them its all business, no bullshit.
I have defended Z and hoped that he was a changed man, I have wanted Pujols and Fielder and Cliff Lee and god knows how many other big time free agents but this kind of monkey ass shit needs to stop all the way from player tirades and a manager that doesnt know his head from a hole in the ground to the players not being able to act like a GODDAMN team and stand together for the freekin national anthem. I am looking at you Cubs front office, RICKETTS FIX THIS CRAP
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Not to defend Hendry......
…… but Zambrano’s latest meltdown has what to do with Hendry?
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Hendry hired Quade
Quade does not have a hold on one of his starting pitchers. In this case Z. Who can contain Z?? I do not know but you asked.
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Sandberg would have kicked Z's ass already and instilled discipline!
by ubercubsfan on Aug 12, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Brenly would have slapped him across the face...
Why a slap? Because men get punched, children get slapped.
never forget...
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anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
My point was......
…. Hendry was apparently trying to unload Zambrano on at least the Yankees but they wouldn’t bite. He’s untradeable with that contract and emotional make up. The only way the Cubs rid themselves of the contract is to take him up on his bluff to retire and send him the paperwork.
Plus, I don’t think Leo Durocher could handle this guy. I can’t blame Quade for not controlling him. No one ever has.
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Cannot argue with what you are saying here
We have all followed Z for a long time now – his emotions are out of control – again – I have seen the pattern a few times and until it strays from that….Im sure we will see him for his next start.
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I blame...
…Hendry as much as anyone for tolerating Zambrano’s behavior as long as the organization did.
Once Z gets a hold of himself and he talks to his agent, you can forget about retiring and leaving all the dough on the table, it won’t happen. What you do have though, is a situation where the Cubs may have to unload him.
Now, you could have two guys (Soriano and Zambrano) you may have to deal and eat a whole bunch of money just to move them.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Why is he still a member of this team?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
That silence you hear
is nobody trying to talk him out of it.
DEJESUS!!!
LOL
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
The Trib's website says Atlanta's bench emptied but the Cubs didn't.
This was after Z tried to hit the next batter twice. That speaks volumes.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't see how that says anything.
At least not about Z in particular.
"The cheaper the hood, the gaudier the talk" - Philip Marlowe
by ForTheLoveOfBiitner on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
It says the Cubs weren't supportive of his actions and wouldn't go fight on his behalf.
His actions were gutless, juvenile… and a lot of other things already said here.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions
What else can be done
to help convince him to retire….$18 mil sounds pretty tasty next year
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He ain't retiring...
…leaving 18 mil on the table is not something he will do.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
Well.....
….. there have been debates before about just how stupid the guy is. When someone is as emotionally screwed up as Zambrano has confirmed once and for all that he is, it’s possible he’s not really factored that in here.
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He'll be doing the team a favor
He’s a hot head, really not a team player as of late and becoming too much of a distraction.
I’ll take the greatness we had with him from 2006-2008 but now it’s 2011. I’m done.
Posted the same thing
sorry didn’t see yours before posting, Al you can delete mine. I should say I’m surprised,but does anything with Z surprise any of us ?
If it was easy it wouldn't be the Cubs.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Aug 12, 2011 10:12 PM CDT reply actions
DOUBLE POST!!
BAN THIS MAN!!
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
I was unaware,
I was unaware!!!!!!!! lol
If it was easy it wouldn't be the Cubs.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Aug 12, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Doubt it
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This is where.....
….. you take your schtick too far. Not even SenorGato can defend this. Not even Z’s mother….
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Man, if you really believe your own schtick......
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and we have TJ
to completely, totally, and utterly counterbalance that…
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It really is time for those two to go.
The team actually has some talent. But it is a dismal mess. I’m not saying they’re World Series material, but this is like Little League.
God, please make it stop. Get rid of Hendry and Quade.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 13, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I've stuck up for him in the past....not anymore...Z, we're done!
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
You were right Worf
I use to defend him. However this is my last straw. Hell my wife said it was as classless as you could get.
Good bye Z. Shame you use to have a ton of talent.
I don't get on here alot lately
because I have barely been able to make it through the season, and I have always been one of Zambrano’s biggest supporters, but this time…..I got nothing….
Wendyzman
I've been a fan of Z since '01 and I have defended him throughout the years...
but now, I just can’t do it anymore. Sorry Z…time for you to go. Thanks for the memories.
BEAR DOWN!
Yeah, I freaking told you so
The line to apologize to me forms on the right
"It's all in the game, yo"
by Worf on Aug 12, 2011 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I apologize Worf
you are great
you are wise
you are AWESUM!!!!
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I too apologize
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Fuck you, you gloating blowhard.
Z has done far more to entertain me in any given start than you’ve ever done with the awful drivel you post here.
He’s one of the best pitchers in Cubs history. He’s got a passion for the game that most of the players on this team could use some of. On any given day, he may not go out and give you ace stuff anymore but he’s still a blast to watch on both sides of the ball.
You come in here and make this thread about you? My god, get over yourself.
by Wreckard on Aug 13, 2011 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
Z's anger management counselor?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Easy Ed on Aug 13, 2011 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
One of them gets paid a lot to "entertain"...
and produce and hasn’t delivered nearly enough. How much does Worf get paid to come here? How much do you think you should get paid to just ignore him if you hate him so much? Unfortunately, I don’t get paid a damn bit to waste time analyzing any bit of the drivel you regularly post, much less you as a person. But you can continue doing all of that to everyone as you so often see fit.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions
It's not really Z's fault that he's overpaid.
The fact that Worf is unpaid is no excuse for his lack of quality. We’re all indirectly both paid and paying to be here, by viewing ads and generating content for others to read and enjoy…. and view more ads.
Z “hasn’t done enough”? Fine, whatever – but he’s done more than almost any other Cubs pitcher in the history of the ballclub. He’s been outstanding, a blast to watch, and just plain good at baseball. Could he be better without the outbursts? Probably. But it’s equally possible the fire that’s burned him out is the same one that got him here. And frankly, I think the outbursts are entertaining.
Good for you.
I’m not paying a dime to be here… and I damn well wouldn’t if I had to… and I’m sure not paid a dime to be here and don’t care how you personally assess that. It’s not a factor to me.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Rec'd just to piss off worf
Because he is gloating. Right, but still gloating.
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:04 AM CDT up reply actions
To Wreckard.
You are free to disagree with Worf, or anyone else.
You are NOT free to call him a “fucking blowhard”.
Stop, now.
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Byrd:
Byrd on Zambrano: "I have no clue. … If we don’t see him tomorrow, we might not see him again."
Aramis: “I’ve never seen someone just walk out like that”
BEAR DOWN!
Didn't Sosa walk out?
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Or maybe
at that point nobody cared about the washed up So-so anymore.
"Whenever one finds himself in the majority, it is time to step back and reflect," Mark Twain.
by WindisBlowingOut! on Aug 13, 2011 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Lol
Sorry all I can do is laugh. That’s all I can do about the Cubs this year. I hope he does retire. We get the money. Even if he doesn’t though, he will never play another game for the Cubs. I guarantee that.
Somewhere, Derrek Lee is having a nice laugh
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while Michael Barrett serves them drinks
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by Hammer on Aug 12, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nah... wouldn't want him to overexert himself.
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"
From the trainer's table
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 12, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
this made me chuckle.
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
The reason
Ramirez never seen anything like this is because he was on the field when Sosa walked out at the start of the game. Ironically, against the Braves too.
If it was easy it wouldn't be the Cubs.
by Cubbinstrongsince86 on Aug 12, 2011 10:21 PM CDT reply actions
so he got ejected
and walked out of the game without arguing?
And then then walked out of the clubhouse?
I think head hunting after a Future Hall of Famer after he takes you deep would be a kind of tantrum
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 12, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
WE NOW HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE CUBS PLAY BASEBALL
per the ESPN twitter account:
After a poor outing against the Braves, Cubs’ pitcher Carlos Zambrano is said to be mulling retirement
What the Cubs should do....
…. suspend him for the rest of the year, then follow whatever protocol is necessary to void his contract if he really doesn’t retire. NO TEAM is going to take this guy in a trade.
Then there’s reality. Let’s hope it’s what I wrote.
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by BeerCub on Aug 12, 2011 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Do you actually the Cubs have a protocol for this?
Hell, they can’t even decide on a protocol for rain outs
"Whenever one finds himself in the majority, it is time to step back and reflect," Mark Twain.
by WindisBlowingOut! on Aug 13, 2011 8:02 AM CDT up reply actions
@DavidHaugh
DavidHaugh David Haugh
Let a guy have outburst after outburst without deterrent (remember St. Louis?) and this is what happens. This was inevitable.
BEAR DOWN!
This is the biggest statement
Zambrano walked off the field without argument. Braves players gathered by the first-base line while the Cubs stayed in the dugout.
by Cubsfan Waveland on Aug 12, 2011 10:26 PM CDT reply actions
Yep.....
….. once they saw no Cubs were coming out, imagine what they must have thought.
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Naw...
…… I would imagine the Braves, being generally a classy team, realized the situation and knew, along with 24 other Cubs, that Zambrano is an ass.
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Difference between a playoff team and the Cubs
the Cubs don’t give a shit about Z. They prolly would love to see him go (retire) or get his ass kicked
BEAR DOWN!
I cannot wait to see how Al apologizes for him this time
"It's all in the game, yo"
by Worf on Aug 12, 2011 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
...
bleedcubbieblue Al Yellon
Don’t know what to say about Big Z anymore. Maybe tomorrow I will. #Cubs
BEAR DOWN!
Can we place him on a
“Retired list” like tonight?
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
No, but suspension, sure
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Suspension, he still gets paid
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
They need to file grievance like the Mets did with K-Rod.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 12, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup
Follow the right protocol, claim he breached.
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Do it
Do they need my help to get him gone?
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I'll help for free, I need pro bono credit
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...
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
General manager Jim Hendry on Z’s retirement: “We will respect his wishes and honor them and move forward.”
The bigger question is...
can Z get Hendry and Quade to join him?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
retire his number!
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Statue, baybee
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
a statue of hendry, z, and quade all playing golf together
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
this
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Sully's recap
Quade:
“I figured he’s just decided he’s had enough,” he said. “I have too much respect for the rest of the guys in this room to worry. It’s on him now, and whatever he wants to do, whatever he’s going to do, I guess he’s made up his mind because he didn’t stick around and tell anybody about it.”
BEAR DOWN!
Quade said "whatever he wants to do"
which has pretty much been the only rule for the Cubs players this year anyway
You're reading wayyyy too much into it
He’s saying if he wants to go then he’ll let him go.
BEAR DOWN!
or comeback the day before his next start and pitch...then he'll let him do that too.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Quade can't get rid of him. That's on Hendry.
All Quade can do is not play him, but if Hendry says he must, well then, he will play.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 12, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
THIS will be Ricketts' biggest test so far.....
…. not Hendry or Quade, but Ricketts. He needs to make a statement here and put an end to this once and for all.
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Man....
…. Ricketts didn’t get where he is by being stupid about everything, contrary to what some think. This one is fairly obvious. Z HAS to go.
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Isn't there a moment every year where we say he HAS to go?
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
yeah but when did Z ever agree
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
There's also a moment every year when our GM tells us he likes our roster and we're primed to make a run at the playoffs.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
the big thing here
is this is tricky for Ricketts, they will want to handle this so that Z is the one walking away and the Cubs dont push – this way the break is 100% on Z and even if he decides this offseason he wants to come back then can tear up his contract in front of Z
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep...
there’s a lot of money at state here dependent on whether Zambrano walks on his own or he’s shown the door.
by SouthernCub on Aug 12, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I can only hope...
Seriously, I wish we’d let this guy go instead of Michael Barrett back in the day. It’s players like Zambrano and then Bradley that have made this team completely unlikable over the past 5 years or so.
The 07 and 08 regular seasons were just awesome
you had to like those teams.
playoffs, no obviously, but you can’t throw away those two years on those 6 games
BEAR DOWN!
I think you can...
The playoffs those two years were so absolutely brutal that any regular season success was completely wiped from the mind. The 2003 season was the last time I can remember absolutely loving a Cubs team, both players and performance, from top to bottom even though they didn’t pull it all off.
by talksnmaths on Aug 12, 2011 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
My best memory...
I’ll never forget Kerry Wood taking the situation upon his shoulders and belting out that homerun in the final game of the series. They may have lost, but there were heroes on that team giving everything that they had. In a couple of cases, they ultimately gave the rest of their careers.
by talksnmaths on Aug 12, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I would still have to disagree
Z was a pretty important piece to those teams, and the organization knew Geo was tearing it up, obviously.
never forget...
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anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
len and bob should just play yakety sax for the rest of the season instead of doing PBP
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:33 PM CDT reply actions
Quade on Z on CSN....says locker is cleaned out!!!!
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oh, that was the first time I actually saw him say it...unbelievable!
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd guess that Quade
talked ti hendry and was told how the Cubs were going to play this Shakespearean tragedy. MQ would never speak on this without getting approval on the company line.
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
no worries, it was fine :)
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
At least there's something interesting about this team now.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:35 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Remember when we could have gotten something in trade for him?
I miss relevance
"It's all in the game, yo"
Remember when Dan and I tried to tell eveyone?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
hahah- i think you may be right
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting:
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
Looks like Cubs are calling Z’s bluff. Is this really the end of Big Z? Mother of mercy.
BEAR DOWN!
I saw that!
So this looks like TJ might be right and they will let him come back.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 12, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
How does that follow?
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Who knows what that tweet means
It could mean “Cubs call the bluff. Now Z has to go in (and retire) and ‘this is really the end?!?!’”
that’s how I saw it.
BEAR DOWN!
Watching "the Tourist" on Netflix
This movie blows. I miss Angelina getting naked
"It's all in the game, yo"
worst movie i have seen in a real long time
really pointless
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honestly spoke up at the theatre
to my wife – wanting to leave.
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I actually like Depp
But seeing his Eurotrash self opposite Angelina made me want to call the cops
"It's all in the game, yo"
I so love me some Steve Guttenberg.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
obviously you are just a Jersey Shore hater
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some paranoid stuff about a hive mind
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Please tell me this story.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
got nuked
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude totally dropped the 'c' word in the PCL thread and said he'll be gone soon enough
Fell on his sword.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
as in rhymes with runt?
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Shunt?
Not so bad if you are talking about heart surgery.
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions
He'll be back.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
too many site hits to ban
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I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Wanna bet?
He’s gone. I’ve had enough.
About the Z thing, I need to think. Won’t post anything till tomorrow morning.
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by Al Yellon on Aug 12, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Oh?
Where’s that? What Twitter account?
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he's here in spirit
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I see it.
Thanks. I’ll take care of it.
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I find that very hard to believe.
If you can’t tell by the content, further evidence in the fact that whoever made the accounts made 2 of them… and a Jerry Meals one… so obviously they don’t like NBF either… shockingly.
the odds of SG willingly saying something negative about himself are very low
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
the more recent ones are more like him, however
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's what I thought too
But whatever. It doesn’t really matter.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
Yeah I'd be careful saying it's him...
…. without definitive proof. Enough people hate him here to do it to him.
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
if you can wade through
his crap posts he does actually have some intelligent thoughts here and there
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I do feel bad for starting the crap fest
in his post – I didnt mean it as a slam against him but I guess I should have figured it would turn into that
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
no
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
not this again
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Throw him in the lake and see if he floats!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
ill just walk on it
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
She turned me into a newt!
I got better.
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:25 AM CDT up reply actions
so yeah i wanna bet!!
Ill take Al bans SG for 200 BCB points
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I am taking credit because I feel like it
Once I blocked him, he apparently went off the deep end, even for him. He didn’t like it when Dan pointed out that he’d been blocked, but when I did, he posted about 30 X in a row to me. The best part is that I can’t see what he wrote! And he kept doing it.
Hooray, SBN, for giving us the tool to defeat an attention whore. The best part since is, I know he’ll still read these threads.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 12, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
You have to use google chrome
go search for a sbn block add on
by LT on Aug 13, 2011 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions
That was crazy.
Never seen anything like that.
He claimed we were his personal trolls, and yet, he got upset when we blocked him. So he was an attention whore to boot.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions
-----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRfBJPoqFY
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Wow
I decide to go out and miss the Cubs game ONE night and this happens.
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 10:42 PM CDT reply actions
how dare you live your life!!
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Would anyone mind describing the situation?
I can’t find a video of the ejection anywhere…
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope Marlon Byrd post a blog entry defending Z.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
This team has spent the whole year shrugging their shoulders.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
Deer in the Headlights look for Quade.
I felt sorry for him watching this. It is such a sign of a lack of respect to have one of your players do this without even telling you, if you’re the manager. Just emblematic of a lot (not all) of what’s wrong with the Cubs this year.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 13, 2011 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I feel bad for Quade, too
I think he’s in over his head, but he got his dream job with a crap team and nonsense like this to deal with.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sosa, Barrett, Bradley, Piniella, Zambrano, Silva, Zambrano (2)
The Chicago Cubs Baseball Club is a dysfunctional organization.
I enjoy this website because it's so interesting to see folks pole vaulting over mouse turds.
and titty bars
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
And redheads...
And beer.
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Castro dodged this bullet.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone here follow Julie DiCaro?
She seems to be the most sensible of the Chicago media, not exploding on this. She also mentions how the media is to blame for running him out of town. I kind of have to agree with her a wee bit. He did show heart and like to win, it was just to much for people to handle.
Hold the phone....are you an idiot?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If she's media so is Al
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No disrespect to Al either
but DiCaro, media???
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I agree, they're not media. They're hobbyists.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, hobbyist?
I do this for a living.
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No disrespect meant Al but you got into this as side work?
whether this is a living or not until you’re granted access (and I’m not talking about interviews w. tommy boy) to the sources, you are doing nothing more than reporting second hand news.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Access?
I don’t need to be in the scrum getting the lame answers every beat reporter gets in order to do this for a living. I can hear the quotes on the radio — what’s the difference?
It’s what I write that separates me from them. Again, I get paid for doing this. Second hand? Hardly.
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I look at you as a columnist
not doing really heavy duty reporting, as you can see by my sig line, I don’t mean any disrespect by that at all.
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I am smelling an epic post tomorrow
I can not wait
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not going to turn this into a pissing match but there is absolutely..
… nothing that you write about that either most of us don’t see or here for ourselves. Again, I appreciate the site but the news that’s reported has already been provided by someone else (except for odds and ends in game recaps) has it not?
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So because Paul Sullivan goes into the press box, he's a reporter and I'm not?
You could say the same thing about him. He’s not writing anything that several other people aren’t writing.
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You're a blogger Al, does Paul Sullivan have access that you...
..don’t? Yes. I get paid as a forensic engineering technician, am I an engineer? No. Can I do a lot of the things they do? Yes, but I’m still not an engineer.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
what is Paul Sullivan?
Writer, Reporter, Blogger
what does Al do?
He reports on what happens with the Cubs. How does he do that? He reports on a blog. Not sure I see the difference except that Paul is employed by an “Old” Media outlet that is trying to do what Al has been doing for 10 years…being online.
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Paul is a beat reporter that does have access to the team
that Al does not. Again, this is a fine blog (most of the time) but for him to claim that he’s no different that Sullivan is disingenuous.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks...It's pretty cool, after it's all said and done I could
definitely write a book on some of the things I’ve seen over the years. Sifting through aircraft wreckage can be pretty gruesome.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
True...
…But, lets face it, most of the writers who follow the Cubs are about as competent as the Cub’s front office. Sometimes, the beat writers lose objectivity because they don’t want to piss the guys off they are writing about. This has clearly happened with Hendry over the years.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
very true.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
really, when anyone says those "reporters" have access to the team, etc.,
they do, but they ask the same lame questions over and over. I haven’t heard any breaking news from them in like, forever.
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
But I will say this...an experienced reporter.
would not have spent half of an interview talking about TV viewing access with the owner of the Cubs. I’m mean you’re talking to the owner of the Cubs, how about getting down to the brass tax…How are you going to fix this?
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Nobody is going at actually ask him that quesiton face to face in a real interview...
ever.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
especially not in the first interview...not in my opinion anyway
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
ever coolio....it's not ever going to be asked.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously though why?
It’s not controversial, it would almost be expected, imo anyway.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Well if he was asked that as many...
…times as he was asked about territorial viewing access and the like, he may have gotten pretty candid. I’m just curious as why some of us think that’s a difficult question? After a century of futility you would think that would be the only topic.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree...lol but you have to at least
ask.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it would be REAL interesting to watch you and Tom meet one on one.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe he will sit down for a one on one with me here on BCB...
Like me or not….
you have to admit, people would check it out…
Well, hell yes they would
Have you seen how many people rubberneck at a car wreck?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
that's what scares me the most about TR...I really dont think he thinks
anything needs to be fixed. Like it’s going to just get better by itself.
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
no one asked you
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, I was just kidding, silly
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
oh-oh
Not to derail the Z bashing, but this isn’t accurate. He’s there at Wrigley every day and sees first hand what he writes about. A hobbyist he definitely ain’t.
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by BeerCub on Aug 12, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry I said anything
but things do get lost in translation while sitting in the ballpark. I’ve always thought that, with all the games I’ve been to, I’ve always thought I’ve missed something by not actually seeing it on TV.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
What was first a hobby
has turned into a job. Good for Al. But the separation that once existed has changed with the economic dependence on access to Cub things. That’s reality. Al can’t call out people in the organizatin with the same intensity people on BCB can do. OTOH, he can et an interview with Ricketts and others in the system whereas we don’t have that access. Plus our tickets aren’t deductible.
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
oh I completely agree that it's not mass media or even good media.
Sorry to offend anyone, she just had an attitude to this that was different than anyone else’s. My apologies.
It's ok
But DiCaro used to be a poster here like everyone else, CubbieJulie. She took some disgruntled posters from her and started her own site. She’s a glorified blogger, that’s it.
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by BeerCub on Aug 12, 2011 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
She used to be the most prolific poster...
on this site. Some falling out and she started her own blog.
She got upset that nobody wanted to come to her picnic.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
kerrysotherwife/cubstoseriesby100/puckishcubsfan
wanted to attend, but had a fan club meeting elsewhere.
aH, MEMORIES...
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I forgot about her
What ever happened to that crazy old bag?
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she's around
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She still posts here...
but it’s only in infrequent waves. She’ll post 60 times in a FanPost in one day about every month or so.
Oh, I just noticed
that she goes by puckishcubsfan, didn’t know that was her.
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remember when her sig
was something like " I want to shower with the players"?
by LT on Aug 13, 2011 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I like picnics!
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I like noodle salad.
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by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Got a link?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe Z will start again withing 10 days UNLESS he gets suspended by MLB for throwing at hitters.
The Cubs will do nothing to him…..Just like the rest of the season. There is ZERo dicispline on this team at all.
Agree 1000 percent
As they say in Vegas, “the trend is your friend” and the trend here is to fiddle while Wrigley burns.
by bluekoolaide on Aug 12, 2011 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
From now on!!
Carlos Zambrano will no longer be called Big Z to Mike Quade. He will return to being called by his full birth given name.
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Zamby?
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I have hopped off the "he really cares" bandwagon.
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 10:53 PM CDT reply actions
Plenty of seats available
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
When do we get to hear what Tommy Ricketts has to say?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:54 PM CDT reply actions
he has a stop over in Peoria right now
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Monday in Boise
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
Tomorrow.
Ha, just kidding. The correct answer is never.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
this is about when he goes to another continent
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
TR will tell us that Z had an injury
to his brain that caused him to misspeak.
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
He probably hasn't even found out yet.
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by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
His butler will leave him a sticky note on the chafing dish in the morning.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
all things being equal
I’d settle for that
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by EalyEagle on Aug 12, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
i laughed
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
....
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
IT'S HAPPENING!!!!!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Some of us haven't gotten nearly the apologies we have coming due
It’s not just me. SWL and Dan deserve it too
"It's all in the game, yo"
You tell my you're sorry for this rugburn...or so help me...
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by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
So help you what?
Your act is getting old.
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Next he'll say we need to blow me up.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
nah just your "friend"
if nothing else you could always go over to your alias – dtpollitt
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
one by one...
you’re picking us off aren’t you?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Not at all.
You’re welcome to stay. You haven’t violated any rules. I just think you ought to retire the lounge act schtick.
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by Al Yellon on Aug 12, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i've been here for years,
And I don’t post that much. I do read this blog everyday and I do have to say, SWL is a huge member of this blog. Somedays really boring items wouldn’t be nearly as funny without him. How many times did Cubbie-Tim nominate him for an award this year?
I’m just saying Al, sometimes your “schtick” isn’t the only opinion around here.
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by Sioux City Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 1:29 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Um, Al,
I know we’re all upset about what Z did, but I’ve never had a problem with the things SWL says here. He’s one of my favorites here, FWIW.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 7:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Someone got awful pissy last night
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 7:32 AM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs are synonymous with BCB...
we peaked 3 or 4 years ago, and now it’s time to rebuild…one by one.
by Kansas25 on Aug 12, 2011 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
So SG was the first to go then?
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
So who will willingly retire, like Z?
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Who's gonna say that they're gonna retire, and then inevitably come back?
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
Brett Favre?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
me too
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by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He had a long-running argument with several people here
About the possible backloading of deals. This resulted in a huge flame war during a game thread, after which he said he was gone.
Only thing is, he came back and has posted several times since then.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 7:28 AM CDT up reply actions
If there's one thing you can guarantee
it’s that when someone on a blog or message board says they’re never going to post again … they’ll post again.
Hell, even SG posted a few more times after he claimed he was done, until he was banned.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions
SWL
You’re awesome. I can’t recall how many times you’ve made me laugh on how. Lounge act schtick or whatever, it’s priceless, and some of my favorite times on here are shooting the shit and joking around with you, shoe, Dan, Hammer, jesus, etc.
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by Craig in South Bend on Aug 13, 2011 3:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I for one still find SWLs act Fresh.
And that is Fresh with a capital F.
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Reading this made me have to go look for a youtube of the Carlton Dance
But for the sake of the readership, I will not post it here.
It's a simple question, Doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??
by Invalid User on Aug 13, 2011 2:50 AM CDT up reply actions
1000 posts by midnight CST
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
now way...never happen
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
It's really late.
I’ll have more to say in the morning.
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So you're just gonna leave?
You’re retiring for the night?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, Al is retiring for the night.
He’ll be back tomorrow with the rest of his squad at SBNation to do a recap.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 12, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
just like Z?
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And you think you're funny, too.
You’re not.
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by Al Yellon on Aug 12, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
How does it feel to be incorrect?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll never admit it.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
If loving you act is wrong...
I don’t want to be right!
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I dont know about you
but I could go for some good shampoo right about now.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
by Hammer on Aug 12, 2011 10:58 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
This really does kinda hurt our rotation for next year, but it gives us a lot of money, right?
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
If they can get out from the money
They can get two Jon Garland types who are just happy to be here and get the same results.
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They won't be very happy after they lose there first 3 starts 2-1...
Heh.
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I could see this as
the impetus that cleans house in the org…very possible that we will see what a rebuilding year looks like because of this next year.
At least that is what I would do, come 8:00 AM Tuesday morning I would have about 20 moving vans backed up to Wrigley with a name on each one:
Hendry, Kenney, Quade, Z, Ramirez, Soriano…basically anyone associated with the Cubs for the better part of the last decade save Dempster, Byrd, Hill
At the point Tommy Boy has to be thinking blow it up – cover the decline in ticket sales by slashing ML payroll
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldnt even care if Wilken and Maddux go
just hit the restart button
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
we need to take the cartridge out and blow in it first
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Hill?
HILL?
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 12, 2011 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Party on Worf
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
There's talk that they are making another sequal
but I’ve been hearing that for a while now.
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
I really am getting off the computer now.
For a while, at least. Try to, as Worf said, be “excellent” to each other.
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'night Al, sweet dreams :)
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey everybody.
Did I miss anything?
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
not much
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
not much...same old Cub stuff
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
everything is better in 3's
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
oh yeah...you missed the part were Al says I'm not funny.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're not, really
Help bring Boys of Spring The Movie to life!
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I haven't disagreed.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, there's that , then
Help bring Boys of Spring The Movie to life!
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You know what BeerCub?
I don’t want to bring Boys of Spring to life.
I can do what I want
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
by Hammer on Aug 12, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
nope
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh. That's ... well, that's kinda good.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Just saw those. Good lord.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Sounds like a song
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 12, 2011 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
z
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 10 recs
oops
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Hendry
In Sullivan’s article, Hendry quoted as saying the Cubs would honor Zambrano’s wishes and move forward. Too much damage control would be needed to keep him around through till the end of his contract.
Didn’t like Quade’s response, but haven’t figured-out exactly what I didn’t like. Understandably, he would be miffed and caught off-guard.
What, we're supposed to believe Hendry would stop him from retiring?
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
He could extend his contract
while not requiring him to pitch
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
NPC
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
Quade must have a NMC
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what, Z?
This is just fine. You’re a shell of the pitcher you used to be and you’re new-and-improved act turned out to be just that — an act. And retiring now might be the greatest gift you could ever give the Chicago Cubs.
With another $18 million off the books this offseason, the Cubs MIGHT actually be able to buy enough to contend in 2012. Certainly, they can get more for $18 million than a No. 3-4 starter who’s more combustible than an IAD.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
File the grievance paperwork now
Mr. Ricketts
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
I think they
would probably be best to wait a day or two, see if Z files his retirement paperwork or decides to not show up for work for a few days, this way they can say they are merely responding to the entirety of Z’s actions and gave him a chance to come back before they began pushing Z
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough
We soon learn if management wants to be at the ‘big boy’ table.
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
Dribbling beverages
all over their chins.
How would Ditka have dealt with it
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
I guess my view
is that when you have the possibility of saving around $22 million you will want to tread lightly in this situation…
by hansman1982 on Aug 12, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Tread lightly
but tread properly
I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.
Your World Series Champion Chicago Cubs
Brought to you by Carlos Zambrano
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
unlike my and Z's acts.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't wait until I really start calling you out
And then I get like, seventeen recs for each post.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
by shoemile on Aug 12, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
my superior baseball knowledge will save me...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
17? I got 35 for my last post ripping into SG.
you need to aim higher
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 7:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought it was pretty funny...But Alkappy needs to come to their defense as usual..
I know that never gets old…
He alkappy! Quade is making it Ok to rip Z…so go ahead, its Ok…
does it really matter
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been anti-Z for years
Hoped he changed, but really never believed it, especially after the Marmol incident. But please, continue to make up anything you want. Your act depends on it.
I agree, but stop trying to change the subject.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll just say Z is injured
in the head
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
(PROFANITY LACED TIRADE!!)
Goodbye z.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Avatar provided courtesy of AndrewJStone.
Sad if this is the end of Z but...
…If the Cubs hope to contend in 2012, I thought they would have to consider Z their 5th starter. With 19 million off the books for 2012, this could be the best thing that’s happened to the Cubs all year.
"I'd rather hit home runs you don't have to run as hard." -- Dave Kingman
by BucknerKongCardenal on Aug 12, 2011 11:23 PM CDT reply actions
We just found the $ to give Pena his new contract.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
And Hill another raise.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Aug 12, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
COME BACK Z!!!!!!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually I think the best thing that happened to the Cubs since the 2011 season ended is...
,,,not signing Dunn.
Maybe Soriano will K five times in a game and follow Zambrano’s lead.
"I'd rather hit home runs you don't have to run as hard." -- Dave Kingman
by BucknerKongCardenal on Aug 12, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's hope Z has the nuts of...
…Carson Palmer. More money to spend next year. What’s the count now? Approaching $70 million off the books? Sounds like plenty to sign Prince AND CJ. Sounds like a good start to me.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Aug 12, 2011 11:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Good night, friends.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
'night cat!
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball Tonight
“Another long and disappointing season for the Chicago Cubs just got a little bit longer..” -
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Man, Doug Glanville is twisting himself into knots defending Zambrano.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Not blaming anyone just talking about how tough it can be sometimes....yada yada yada
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
What date is five days from now?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you are right
but any respect I have for z is gone.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Avatar provided courtesy of AndrewJStone.
I can understand him having a bad night vs a good team....
BUT….throwing at hitters because you are having a hissy fit, is so bush league.
Yep
z totally blew chunks tonight, and he should have just sucked it up and said ‘I sucked’.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Avatar provided courtesy of AndrewJStone.
LOL
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Avatar provided courtesy of AndrewJStone.
Do we know what role Castro had in this?
What if that pop-up he let drop a month ago was the spark that lit the fuse?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
"Too many bad throws!"
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Avatar provided courtesy of AndrewJStone.
I don't think the Gatorade coolers have gotten enough blame for this crappy season
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
those damn sneaky coolers!
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Well everyone beat the crap out of them
So they fall under the “injuries” excuse
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
LOL.... poor coolers...they'll be better next year
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing wrong with them, just injuries
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Alot of fans think we should go with the younger coolers
but Quade doesn’t think they’re ready.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Hendry gave the coolers a NTC...they're here to stay
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 13, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Someone call Chipper Jones
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Quade doing a good job?
I don’t believe it.
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
I hear we've got some good coolers coming up through the system.
Some in Iowa are just waiting for their chance.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Aug 13, 2011 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't realize
that Z was homeless and broke.Maybe BCB could sponsor a telethon for him.
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
I know I am not the minority
but I do not care for Glanville – and I think his writing is boring.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
That would make you the majority
Speak for us, the silent ones.
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
by tharr on Aug 13, 2011 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe this team is on the juice.....
I’m not saying they are or aren’t on some kind of steroids, but with Z’s Roid Rage and Starlin Castro all of a sudden hitting home runs on a semi-regular basis, maybe Quade has been slipping “enhancements” into the team Gatorade.
(For those who aren’t fluent in sarcasm, I am completely kidding, at least about Starlin, and I am just trying to bring some humor to the situation).
It's not steroids...
it’s lead-off spot-oids. Amirite, Ivy Walls?
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Just North of Wrigley Field
by jameslcrockett on Aug 12, 2011 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
guys if the cubs win tomorrow they will have their 10 of 12 streak
ITS GOING TO HAPPEN!?!?!?
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:37 PM CDT reply actions
we know you can walk on water
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
...
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
Searching downtown ATL for Big Z to talk some sense into him. Wish me luck.
Somebody effing stop Paul Sullivan. For god's sake he's going to try and STOP Z from retiring?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully its to tell him it is a good idea
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
I bet not. Think how stories the Chicago media has been able to regurgitate just talking about
“What should be done about Z?”
If he retires, they might actually have to get off their fat asses and cover the team rather than write over used tripe
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
how many stories
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
You mean like:
“What does Zambrano have to do to be accepted back on the team?”
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
"Do you miss your days on Kojak?"
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
I am dying to know
boxer or briefs?
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
can you reply NO to him?
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 12, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be a fun conversation to overhear...
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"--The Brain
please get lost
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Ill bring the step stool Paul
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
We should just eat Zs salary
Hendry can then defend the money he gave to Z and Bradley and how much money they had to eat. For dessert he will present how much the Cubs will eat for Sorianos contract.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
aaron miles is batting 5th in the dodger's lineup
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 12, 2011 11:48 PM CDT reply actions
They suck.
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Just North of Wrigley Field
by jameslcrockett on Aug 12, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Franchise hitting 3rd...
we still win that fail test.
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Just North of Wrigley Field
by jameslcrockett on Aug 12, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Uh-oh
Hendry is going to sigh him and claim he picked up the middle of the order bat the Cubs need.
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
ROFL
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 12, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
The borderline racist crap from the media is going to be so utterly painful over the next few days
Z is a headcase and he deserves criticism, but he’s going to get hammered with every single Latin player stereotype in the book.
On the flip side, the Cubs will now be able to afford CJ Wilson next season. Couple him with Jeff Francis and this team could actually have a good rotation.
by Outshined_One on Aug 12, 2011 11:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm sorry....Jeff Francis?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
White Men Can't Pitch!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Now we can't pitch? what's next!!
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 12, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Dance
Or rap
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Buster Rhymes can rap!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Fred Astaire?...Beastie Boys?....lol alright I'm struggling here.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Eminem
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
12 inches of...
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
not a fan but that's a good one.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Does Marky Mark count?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely not..do like him as an actor though.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Paul's Boutique is a classic.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Thought of two more who actually are good
Atmosphere and Brother Ali
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
I've been dancing since I heard Z was walking
If it wasn't for the injuries, we'd be printing WS tickets right now.
Yes
He has a 2.5 WAR and a 3.79 FIP on the season. He’s not striking guys out, but he doesn’t give up many walks or HRs. His BABIP is on the high side at 3.05, meaning he’s had some bad luck. That’s the sort of guy who could be a bargain, eat innings, and be a reasonably good #4/#5.
Hiroki Kuroda would also be nice.
by Outshined_One on Aug 12, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Where does Cashner and Wells go when we go dumpster diving for these guys?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't we just give HIM Francis and Kuroda?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 12, 2011 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I honestly don't see Cashner starting the season in the majors next season
Unless he’s in relief. He hasn’t thrown a pitch since his injury. If the Cubs have any notion of keeping him at starter, they’d be wise to start his season in the minors next season so that they can monitor his pitch counts and keep a close eye on his mechanics. If he’s healthy and dealing come summer, the Cubs can always make a trade (either with him in it or someone else getting shipped out).
As for Wells, under this scenario with Z out and Wilson & Francis coming in, I’m assuming he’d be the 4th/5th starter. A rotation of Wilson/Garza/Dempster/Francis/Wells could actually be pretty good.
by Outshined_One on Aug 12, 2011 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
It is
But with one of the fixtures of the rotation leaving, pretty much everything about the rotation in 2012 is speculation at this point.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Then for the love of god, can't we speculate about getting better pitchers than Francis and Kuroda?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
This is like someone daydreaming about signing Jeremy Affeldt for the bullpen
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh man!
I think I’ll buy my 2012 world series tickets now!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
By all means
Here’s a list of free agents in the offseason:
Aside from CJ Wilson, this crop of free agents isn’t good at pitcher.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Man, I was going to joke about going out and getting Bruce Chen
and then I saw he’s actually on the list
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm thinking "Ace"
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
top 10 pitcher, baby!
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 13, 2011 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Let me guess, Francis and Kuroda share an agent......
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Goodnight all, I'm retiring
…………………………………………
for the night
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
yeah we know, you'll be back :)
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 13, 2011 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
And people still ask me: "How Come You Didn't Buy The Extra Innings Package??"
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Aug 13, 2011 12:10 AM CDT reply actions
Because "they are who we thought they were"
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't because I have my friends MLB.TV account. Ironically they don't limit to 1 log in at a time.
Also, StreamTorrent works for those Fox/ESPN blocked games. :D
by ubercubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
OT....has anyone read the Head and Shoulders feed lately?
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
They seem to be getting worse. SBNation may need to get rid of that thing to make sure it doesn't keep happening.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm surprised no one is overseeing them...ever
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 13, 2011 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's getting worse
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
WoW
This has been one VERY strange night. The H&S thread, Z’s blow up and having to explain what NAMBLA stood for in a game thread.
I will add my own super strange bit. I still love Z and I still want him to be a Cub.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 13, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
having to explain nambla? oh yeah a very weird night.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Is Mercury still in retrograde?
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Aug 13, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
It's the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Why?
Why do you still want Z? Really.
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Aug 13, 2011 2:55 AM CDT up reply actions
SG is one screwed person
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 13, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
*screwed up
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 13, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
YAY!!!!!
I actually made a couple!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem
by Nunyabidness on Aug 13, 2011 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Where's Drew?
The master apologist for Zambrano needs to step up for a giant helping of crow.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Yeah, that's not going to happen
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Then I don't mind frying him.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
He'll say it's our fault
It may very well be mine. I’ve had a lot of scotch.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Love it!
Red wine, cigar and port for me, but I still think Z’s a douche. Had I been watching the game I’d take the blame, but since I missed it……..
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
I think he's not a bad guy, just REALLY immature
And overrated. I won’t cry if he’s not back.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
What are you wearing a smoking jacket to, Hef?
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Left the jacket in the closet.
Maybe we can use it to wrap Z?
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
OK...A show of hands...
who is SHOCKED by this turn of events?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
No Sure needed tonight.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Just in!
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
Found Z downtown. He was just blowing off steam and will be back with the club tomorrow.
You could type anything in that blue box about Z and I'd believe it.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
Would you believe he was named Venezuela's ambassador to Ecuador?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh really?
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
Big Z says he’ll donate his next season’s salary to shoemile if he stays with the Cubs.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Scotch at Kitty O'Shea's on shoe!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I knew I liked you!
Even if I do confuse you with elgato…
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
But it feels so good
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I was wondering if he ran into Z at a strip club
It IS Atlanta.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
do you believe this?
Z just blamed shoemile for his lousy outing Friday night. Says he wont be back until he gets an apology from everyone on the Hissyfitgate thread.
"Well-behaved women seldom make History"---Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
by cooliogirl47 on Aug 13, 2011 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Good luck with that z.
"Chicago baseball fans, who are composites of scar tissue and mortifying memories..." - George F. Will
Avatar provided courtesy of AndrewJStone.
That is actually plausible
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
How about this?
Chicago Tribune beat reporter Paul Sullivan was rushed to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga with multiple skull fractures after an altercation with Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano at a local Atlanta nightclub.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
NOT SULLY
HOW WILL CHICAGO SPORTS MEDIA EXIST WITHOUT SULLY
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 13, 2011 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Waitaminute...
will he stay even more gone if I double my efforts?
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Whee!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Ironically
Ironically I was just saying this afternoon Z really hasn’t had any incidents since he went into treatment.
Of course the haters are celebrating tonight.
And sorry to use facts. But actually he has been pitching well overall this season.
And if this had been one of fans favorites we’d hear how he was just blowing off steam.
And we’d hear how this is fire and passion.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:28 AM CDT reply actions
Bullcrap
Bullcrap.
Name one other player that would pull garbage like this.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I think players have walked out more often than we’d ever know.
And as far as people saying he is blaming his team by walking out. Typical bullfeathers.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Who said he was BLAMING his team?
He ABANDONED his team.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
If you are serious...........
…………it’s only because you’ve been drinking from the same glass as Z.
Good Lawd………
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
C'mon
You’ve been on this site enough….
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Sorry. Must have been the port.........
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
S'alright
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't a fan favorite and that's why they're fan favorites, they don't do shit like this.
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And there it is
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
A lot of stuff is covered up
A lot of stuff is covered up if a player is friends with members of the media. And because people actually believe the idiots in the media media favorites become fan favorites.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Sure
Sure
But something like this would not be covered up. Not a chance.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
And he does something like this every year.
Whereas other players might have it happen once or twice in their career.
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions
If that
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions
This is every year though.
The smiling as he was leaving drives me nuts.
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Like the bashing of Sammy's boombox.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
And that was done by Wood who is my favorite. That would have someone kicked off a team in some cases.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
It was covered up because..........
……….he’s a fan favorite.
And how would you kick a guy off the team for trashing something that belonged to a guy who was no longer with the team?
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Sosa was on the team at the time.
If let’s say a less popular player but a less incident player smashed Kerry’s boombox today people would be calling for him to be ousted.
It depends on the popularity of the smasher and the smashee.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
On the team?
Technically, yes, but he’d just walked out the door and never returned to the Cubs. Moments later, his BB was toast.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Fine...
then you have to assume “a lot of stuff” about him already gets covered up. It works both ways. If you blow up on the field, you don’t take off while your team is out trying to work off your mistakes. You look your teammates in the eyes as they walk off the field. Saying sorry tomorrow doesn’t make it right.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
If something like this were to be covered up you would expect major market...
….organizations at being the most skilled at having the ability to cover something like this up. The truth is….the Cubs are now a circus act and have been for a long time. Does infighting occur on other teams? Sure but the things that have happened with this organization over the last 7 or 8 years is a joke and most of this crap doesn’t happen with other teams. Truthfully this organization does not have control of its players and there is no discipline.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
It was off field behavior
But ask anyone who was in their 20s and spent time downtown in the evening in the 90s about off field actions of a few players and seeing them out at 3 am and unable to play the next day. Not only Cubs either.
They were all media darlings. If Z or another media hated player did this kind of thing it would be all over the paper.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions
This was not off field behavior...
the clubhouse is still where he does work. He made plenty of mistakes on the mound tonight, but his biggest mistake is what happened when he left it and shirked his obligations to his employer and his teammates, to which he is imminently accountable.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
But that behavior could have affected their play on the field or whether theyplayed the next day.
I was not surprised more than once to see a partier get scratched the next day. Someone who was fine to have fun downtown at 3 am but unable to play at 120.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't care about what players do when they go out...
can’t understand why you think I do. I care about what they do on the field and in the clubhouse and when representing the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Everything Zambrano is “accused of” tonight falls under that. I couldn’t begin to tell you how little I care about Zambrano is doing at this very moment.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
IF they go out and party
And are unable to play the next day or their play is affected that is the same thing.
IF they go out and party and their play is unaffected it’s fine.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Are you responding to some posts I don't see?
Because I really don’t care about partying. Talk to someone else about that, ok? Zambrano’s transgressions happened on the field and in the clubhouse. I’m not dealing with conjecture and hypotheticals.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I care about partying when I see players out at 3 am and they don’t play the next day.
Don’t care about partying if it doesn’t affect their play on the field.
Most people party on Friday and Saturday nights because they don’t work the next day.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Good for you.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Used to be my favorite. This is the straw that broke the camels back.
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:33 AM CDT reply actions
Larry Stone weighs in...
he’s an actual reporter and baseball writer for the Seattle Times. Probably the best baseball writer alive aside from Rob Neyer and Jeff Sullivan. Here’s his appropriate take on Zambrano:
I’d expect Cubs’ reaction to Zambrano “retirement” will be same as Alderson’s to umps threatening to quit in 1999: “This is either a threat to be ignored, or an offer to be accepted”
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:34 AM CDT reply actions
WTF is this??
PWSullivan Paul Sullivan
Just found Z. He’s living under a bridge. Gave him some #Cheetos.
I think Sullivan has gone crazy.
by ubercubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:35 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
This is good stuff
Seriously, you need to create a fake account. I actually snorted when I read this one.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
What in the blue hell?
I seriously thought your post was a joke.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Holy crap, so did I
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sorry I'm sorry!
Wait, I was giving you credit for being funny.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll take that funny later when I'm trying to be! :p
by ubercubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Ok, you can bank it for now
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Fake accounts
Sometimes they’re funny like Rahm Emmanuels fake one or the fake HAwk Harrelson facebook page.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Good people Bad people
Good people are sad to see this. Good people saw that he hadn’t had an incident since he went into treatment and thought he might have actually had a problem and it was being dealt with.
Bad people are celebrating..
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:36 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
My, what a broad brush
My, what a broad brush you have
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
No decent human being celebrates somethign like this.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Who is celebrating?
Post a link to a comment. I’ll wait.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Red
Read the yahoos I was right type comments and laughing all over this post.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Wat
What this is barely english hooligans
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions
It's almost 1 AM on a Saturday morning
Needless to say, some of us are more capable of typing coherently than others.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions
And I'm the drunk one!
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm a pretty decent human being...unfortunately by Carlos Zambrano's
…actions on the field I can’t say the same thing. He intentionally began throwing at players tonight because they hit home runs off of him, what does that say about him. I am celebrating the possibility that this headcase is no longer a Cub.
You really come off as sanctimonious with making yourself the arbiter of what is decent.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Aug 13, 2011 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions
So every player who throws at a batter after a homerun is a bad guy?
Guess a big percentage of pitchers are bad guys then!
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Usually a pitcher throws at a player for retaliation for what the other team did against one of his players.
Z threw at 2 players just because they hit HR’s off him and nothing more.
This too.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions
You must have just started watching baseball yesterday if you don’t know pitchers have thrown at homerun hitters since day 1.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions
The headcase threw at Chipper twice and since the "thrower"
and yes I call him that because he’s obviously never put the time in to become a pitcher, doesn’t always know where the ball is going he very easily could have ended Jones’s career. You think that’s good sound baseball? Then exactly when did you start watching or did you here all those good ol’ stories about Bob Gibson and Don Drysdale. What Z was tonight was out of control and I’ll be glad when he’s gone because he has never done anything to deserve our sympathy.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
They're a bad guy in that moment...
how they choose to handle that afterward is up to them. Zambrano did the gutless thing and cleaned out his locker before the end of a game instead of facing his teammates, who he embarrassed, and the media.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions
i saw that he hadnt had an incident since last year
but i am also celebrating
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Sorry
Sorry good people don’t celebrate things happening to people. UNless they are criminal or are horrible people.
WE have no evidence Zambrano is a bad person.
Amazing we had people defend a dog killer a few months ago here/
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
i never said z was a bad person
he’s had many chances and has crapped the bed every single time. the cubs keep giving him rope and he finds another way to hang himself.
I personally believe that damaged ligaments and tendons (among other abrasions) aren't the reason for the team playing so poorly relative the rest of Major League Baseball, so accordingly, James Hendry should be relieved of his highly important duties as General Manager of the Chicago Cubs franchise.
by jesus christos on Aug 13, 2011 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions
This
has nothing to do with Z being a bad person. Z walked out on his job plain and simple. In the real world you would be FIRED!
That’s exactly what Hendry and company should do, but in the game of baseball it’s more complicated.
by Swoosie on Aug 13, 2011 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And so would someone be fired for destroying a coworkers property which Wood did to Z’s boombox.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn. Should have read this first.
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm celebrating...
that he’s retiring and my favorite team doesn’t have to pay his salary anymore… if Zambrano is to be believed. Zambrano is not a victim here. We are the victims. Zambrano is the “bad person”.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions
How are we victims of this?
And this is the end of his career. That is not a good thing for him. UNless he has done something to you personally or your family there is no excuse for being happy his career is over.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions
You must not spend any time watching games or paying to go to them.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually I spend quite a bit of money on going to games and watch most games or listen to them.
We are not victims of Zambrano. I consider someone a victim who’s actually been hurt by his actions.
We also chose to buy tickets and watch/listen to games. We take the good and the bad.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't choose to watch him suck tonight.
That’s not what I do as a fan. I don’t control that. He is supposed to do his job. We waste our time and money on wanting him to succeed. He fails and still gets paid. This is not hard to understand.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe as someone who actually has been a victim of a crime I get offended when people claim to be victims of bad play.
Why aren’t you claiming we were victims of Dempster on opening day?
Or if we are truly victims of bad players can we get a class action suit against you name em.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe you should stop making this about yourself.
Other people’s definitions are just as important as yours. I really don’t care what offends you based on personal history that has nothing to do with me or the Chicago Cubs. We’re talking sports here, not real life. Good luck to you in dealing with your past victimizations though.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Im sick in general of people claiming victimhood.
I spend a lot of time helping people who are victims of the same crime I was and other crime victims.
MAybe you need a little perspective on life if you consider yourself a victim of Zambrano.
Good or bad whatever happens with the Cubs we wake up the next morning and go on and nothing really changes our lives aren’t really affected (okay we’re a little sad or happy but nothing we can’t recover from).
Honestly is your life really going to be affected by this game?
I’m sorry we are not victims of bad play. Victim is not the right word.
Did you call us victims of Dempster on opening day?
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not going to indulge you in getting personal about this.
You have me confused with someone who cares what you think.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions
How
How about I arrange for you to spend a day with crime victims and see if you really consider yourself a victim after that?
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:47 AM CDT up reply actions
How about you stop making things personal?
I don’t need your perspective on life. I have plenty of my own, and I have every right to it. You’ve proven constantly there’s nothing I can learn from you I don’t already know… and certainly nothing that can change my outlook on sports, which is what I’m talking about. Whatever you’re talking about… you can save it for someone who cares.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 2:04 AM CDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Zambrano is not a victim here. We are the victims.
Oh my god.
Some of Zambrano's victims
Jim Edmonds
Chipper Jones
Derrek Lee
Michael Barrett
The Gatorade Machine
That poor Gatorade Machine was a few days from retirement. :(
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you have one from when Dempster beat the crap out of it?
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions
May 26, 2009
As memory serves, he went to town on it with his glove and left fist.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Maddux took a bat to the water cooler
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 13, 2011 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions
But according to james we are victims of Zambrano.
I can’t find the thread but I wouldn’t be surprised if James defended Vick.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow...now you're just being an asshole.
Give it a rest, crazytown.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 13, 2011 6:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Some times it's good to be bad.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
I am sad for Z
was hoping he had his act together. And if he regrets this for the rest of his life that would suck. I know what it is like to let emotions take over and to say things you can’t tale back that you regret. But I did it once and learned from it. He hasn’t learned. Still I do feel sorry for Z. But I feel like this is good for the Cubs long term. Or hope it will be anyway.
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
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by Section 312 on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I've Seen All Good People.........
………..turn their heads each day………..and laugh at the Cubs for putting up with Z’s bull.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
anyone care to wager ...
Ill bet one " pearl " he will pitch again for the Cubs this year . If not his next start .
limit 10 :)
I just don’t think after all Z has done over the years that THIS will be the end .
And what exactly did he do this time ? Left early ? Happens a lot … position players and pitchers will leave the park after they have been removed from the game . ( I watched a few of them drive by this past homestand .) Talked of retiring ? after having a bad .. ok very bad , game . Obviously I’m not in the locker room, but I/m guessing this also has been mentioned by players to teammates/reporters many times before after a bad game… off the record I’m sure .
Didn’t help he got ejected tonight … lol . THAT is the story . Not that he left early saying he is thinking of retiring .
Given Zambrano’s history , I understand why fans want him gone . I just don’t think this is the big story it is being made to be. ( and who exactly leaked this story ? ) Cubs sure seem to be very quick to talk about it … kind of reminds me of what happened when Sammy left .
hey that was sweet chalk work you had for Santo statue day on Waveland.
If that was you who did it.
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
in case people missed it
#10 You will be missed.
by Bricks and Ivy on Aug 13, 2011 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
ty
had help from the younger ballhawks :)
by BALLHAWK.NET on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I love the fact that Herm Edwards decided to weigh in on this
It’s like this night turned into an exercise in unintentional comedy.
We're talking practice
Wait, that’s not right
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions
They are...
WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!!!
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
PLAYOFFS?!?!?!?
Fire Jim Hendry. Injuries aren't the problem.
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 13, 2011 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm a man...
I’M 40!!!
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 2:12 AM CDT up reply actions
That rant shouldn't be laughed at
It’s one of the few that people see as a joke, but he promised that kids parents that he’d stick up for him when he recruited him.
The Brewers at Miller Park: "ALL WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN NO MATTER WHAT"
The Brewers on the road: See above
Well, I can't with that.
Lord knows no one else is gonna stick up for a college student who still gets fed by his mother.
FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.
In that case
a reporter, someone with a lot of readers who will take her word as truth, wrote a story that was almost entirely speculation, calling the kid’s character into question more than once while he dealt with personal issues she could have no way of knowing about. Gundy did exactly what he should have. He shifted all of that negative attention onto himself, because he was both in a position to and prepared to deal with it.
The Brewers at Miller Park: "ALL WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN NO MATTER WHAT"
The Brewers on the road: See above
I'm not laughing at it...
I loved the round of applause he got for it afterward. He’s one of the great young college coaches.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 2:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Just making sure
That situation is one a lot of coaches around college athletics could learn from.
The Brewers at Miller Park: "ALL WE DO IS WIN, WIN, WIN NO MATTER WHAT"
The Brewers on the road: See above
Let me clarify
Let me clarify I’m not really defending Z here I’m just sickened by some of the responses.
I guess I’m really disappointed because I was observing before today to my mom he hadn’t had a blow up or incident since he came back and made me think maybe there really was something to this illness/treatment thing working.
ANd he was having an overall decent year and that was bothers me the flat out lies he was having a horrible year.
And please tell my friends in one internet community to not have any more gatherings during baseball season. SOMETHING always happens big with the Cubs when we do. I didn’t even know whether they won or not tonight before I turned on my phone and had about a gazillion texts.
I also had the feeling something or someone was going to blow here on this team and it needed to happen.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:50 AM CDT reply actions
Maybe you should re-examine...
whether anybody cares about your abilities to judge other people you really don’t know. I live my live apathetic to whether I “disappoint” random people on the internet.
Do you know who has the 81st highest FIP in baseball this year among starting pitchers (and that was before this game)? Maybe you should look it up yourself before calling people liars.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually just a few weeks ago the good people were observing he was having a decent year.
And sorry no decent human being roots for something bad to happen to someone.
There is no excuse unless they have hurt you or your family.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions
What is bad that is happening to Zambrano?
A few “good people” were also really wrong, and the numbers weren’t any better then than they are now. I’m not calling those “good people” wrong, but definitely ignorant of basic facts about how a pitcher performs. He has not pitched well this year.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually to the honest fan he was having an overall decent year not a great year but a decent one.
But to the bad people who were hoping he’d fail he was having a bad one.
And let’s see retiring at 31 from something you’ve dedicated your life to is a good thing?
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't care... it's his personal choice.
and i commend him for having the integrity to go out on his own terms. I’d rather he just get better at his job, but it’s not looking like that’s possible at that point, given his trends.
You are also calling me a liar again… when you are ignorant of the facts that could prove me wrong… and if I cared about you at all, I’d be offended, but I don’t, so carry on.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I am not offended by you not caring about me. People who only care about themselves and think they are victims of Zambrano do not offend me. I just feel sorry for them they have that little perspective.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say you were offended...
or that I’d care if you were. You’re projecting your issues onto other people. I don’t have those hangups, and I refuse to placate you based on personal information that is irrelevant to a rational discussion. Good luck to you though. I hope you recover from your issues.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I was just bringing up a point about use of the word victim.
I came very close to wishing you be a victim of a true crime but unlike you I don’t wish bad things on people. Even you don’’t deserve something that bad to happen to you.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Classy.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:40 AM CDT up reply actions
You wish bad things on people so karma would have something happen to you.
But I wouldn’t wish what happened to me on you.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't care what happened to you...
and you don’t know it hasn’t already happened to me, not that I’d want you to know or care if you cared… I’m not here to talk about you or me. I’m here to talk about sports, specifically the Chicago Cubs.
You are putting words in my mouth by saying I wish something bad to happen to people. I’ve never said anything like that. Are you trying to break a world’s record for being wrong many times over all at once?
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:47 AM CDT up reply actions
So...
Who’s ready for Dave Bush to get called up to replace Zambrano?
Um Dave Bush left this week
apparently he was not that desperate to get back to the MLB.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Really?
Huh, thought he was still with the I-Cubs.
by Outshined_One on Aug 13, 2011 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
You could have blinked and missed it.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 13, 2011 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions
The other sick thing
The other sick thing is there were people openly rooting for Z to not come back well after he went into treatment.
No Cubs fan was doing that. Because him playing well helps the team or makes him more tradable.
And remember we only have the medias word the Cubs were openly shopping him. The media wouldn’t know a true story if it danced the hokey pokey naked in front of them.
Have we heard from Bruce Miles yet the only even handed reporter in this city?
When I first saw the texts when I turned on my phone on the train on the way home from going out with my fiends I thought it was probably another media blown out of proportion event.
And as far as him saying I’m retiring. If every player who ever said that made it official probably about 30 players would be retired early every season. HEck if every time one of us said in frustration I quit we’d all change jobs at least once a year.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 AM CDT reply actions
I think I'll warn al
I think I’ll warn Al next time I’m meeting my friends in this one group downtown. Every single time something big breaks with the Cubs. I just thought of the last 7 times we’ve met downtown and yes something big happened.
So next time I’ll send Al an email “Al, my group of friends are meeting downtown tonight. Be prepared for something big to happen with the Cubs” and then he can be ready and waiting.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
You should probably notify BCB, too
To be ready for some of your crazy fucking posts after you get back from the bars.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 13, 2011 6:12 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
she has amazing powers over the Cubs and knows all the players
I wish everyone would just ignore her
by LT on Aug 13, 2011 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions
So more Casey Coleman starts, great, cause that’s going to make the Cubs more entertaining. Especially since I doubt he retires and we end up eating his contract.
Sad to see him go though, he was the best Cub starter of my lifetime and I always like watching him pitch and hit when things were going well. He was fun to watch at least
Was tonight fun for you?
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:37 AM CDT up reply actions
You said he was fun to watch...
I’m tired of watching rampant medocrity, inconsistency and unprofessionalism. I expected his good times, and the Cubs paid handsomely for them, but they didn’t come often enough.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I said:
I always like watching him pitch and hit when things were going well
He was a career 124 ERA+ pitcher over 1800 IP, I’m perfectly happy with that
You ended with...
He was fun to watch at least
I understand this had more “entertainment value” to some than a James Russell start (especially in a moribund season), but I don’t call what he did tonight fun… and I wouldn’t have cared whether the team came back to win tonight in spite of his actions and performance… still didn’t make his role fun to watch. These incidents, on the mound and off, happened to frequently for me to be pleased by what happened in between.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I care far less about his antics than most people do. What he does to teammates, or water coolers, or whatever, I don’t really care. I don’t feel victimized or ashamed or angry about the stuff he’s done. Just like I really didn’t care about Milton Bradley’s actions when we was a Cub.
Z preformed better over his career than any Cub starter of my lifetime. That’s really all I care about. And yes, when he preformed well, he was loads of fun to watch.
Well, that's a shame...
that the standard’s been set so low.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 2:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not judging your apathy.
I don’t know you. I’m tired of people here judging people they don’t know based on exposure to small %s of their lives.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 2:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say you were...
You were asking me to assess it… which might have been a better choice of words, but the same comment applies.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 2:55 AM CDT up reply actions
More fun than any of James Russell's starts
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either
by Doggie Stalker on Aug 13, 2011 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Let's start a lawsuit
ACCORDING TO Jamesiscrockett WE ARE VICTIMS!
Let’s start a class action lawsuit.
Of course I’m sure Mr. Crockett did not claim to be a victim of Ryan Dempster on opening day…
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
I'm a victim of reading stupid posts all over today! lol
Can I get a class action lawsuit against BCB?
by ubercubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hee hee
And is anyone else lacking so much perspective that they consider themselves a victim of Zambrano?
I don’t think any of us are named Derrek Lee or Michael Barrett.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions
My name is jameslcrockett... as it states in plain english in every one of my posts.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions
You also
You also don’t care when a players off field behavior affects their on field play.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I never said I didn't...
I said it didn’t have anything to do with Zambrano.
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by jameslcrockett on Aug 13, 2011 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't confuse her with the facts.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, now it's time for me to retire.
I, like Zambrano, will be back to the normal routine tomorrow.
Wow.
You guys had yourselves one really rough day. A Big Z meltdown usually makes for interesting reading, I’ll say that much.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Aug 13, 2011 1:48 AM CDT reply actions
I'm afraid to use the "Z" key to page through comments now.
Looks like I’ll have to use the “C” and “X” keys.
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If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Aug 13, 2011 7:37 AM CDT reply actions
Good Lord. It's like
“Lord of the Flies” in here.
There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?
This thread is closed.
It’s got enough vitriol in it to last us through 2012.
Use the front-page post for further comments. And please, take a deep breath and stop with the personal attacks on other BCB posters. I am freaking sick of that.
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