Ryan Braun Continues To Wait And Other MLBullets
by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 6:30 AM CST
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We all know the biggest - and saddest - news of the day. Hall of Fame catcher, and passionate lover of the game, Gary Carter passed away yesterday at 57. Our sincerest condolences go out to those who loved him.
- Ryan Braun's appeal of a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance was expected to be resolved this week, before the time Braun would report to Brewers' Spring camp. But now, according to Yahoo's Jeff Passan, that may not happen. The delay ever-so-slightly suggests a complex appeal extending beyond the normal "I didn't know what I was taking" or "the test was flawed" excuses (the former of which is not a real defense, and the latter of which is exceedingly hard to prove). Further, the Brewers might have to open their camp not knowing whether they're going to have Braun for the first 50 games of the season or not.
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All other teams are jealous???
I hope not.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid. I'm a Sheeple and proud of it!
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If you don't want a gigantic cat
Spinning records at the ballpark … well, I just don’t know what to say.
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by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 7:30 AM CST up reply actions
Really. Who wouldn't want something like this?
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and for those saturday late night games, this one steps in...
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To compete...
…I bet the Marlins pony up for that Deadmau5 guy.
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what does a dj cat have to do rays?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 8:18 AM CST up reply actions
What does a Monkey have to do with Angels?
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by jameslcrockett on Feb 18, 2012 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
It's DJ KITTY!!!! Not cat!
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by SandalsNoPants on Feb 18, 2012 4:58 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, man...that looks like one of our cats.
I’ll have to show my daughter.
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It must cost you a fortune to feed it.
Where do you find a litter box for a cat that size?
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by katie casey on Feb 17, 2012 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Our entire basement is a sandbox.
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Oh god the smell......
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by unretrofied93 on Feb 17, 2012 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
I know a guy that actually does have that
children’s swimming pools full of litter. He has 30 f’ing cats. Yet says he’s not a hoarder.
"We push bunt, we squeeze bunt, we hit and run, we steal home!" - Larry Cox on the 1989 NL East Champion Chicago Cubs
That is definitely the cat's pajamas.
Jack Brickhouse: "Hey! Hey!" Harry Caray: "Holy Cow!"
Vince Lloyd: "The Chicago Cubs are on the Air!" Len Kasper: "Oh Baby!!!!"
Ron Santo: "YES!" "All Right! Let's do it!" "Ohhh Nooooo!" "Gee Whiz! Come on!" AND... "This Is The Year!"
by #1 iowan cubs fan on Feb 17, 2012 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
YES!
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by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
But has he been on 30 Rock
like Mr. Met was last night? Or the Phillie Phanatic a few weeks earlier?
by Josh Timmers on Feb 17, 2012 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, I'm sure he will be.
Just you wait.
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I'm surprised at you.
I would have thought you’d like that sort of thing.
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That is
terrifying.
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by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 8:02 AM CST up reply actions
There is a time and place for everything.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid. I'm a Sheeple and proud of it!
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That gets more disturbing every time I see it.
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I guess the Ryan Braun
appeal will be decided in the same quick fashion that the Theo compensation debacle is being done. You would think that this would be done before pitchers catchers report.
Interesting about LaRussa. Just can’t stay away I guess. Probably a buddy thing with him and Leyland.
Well
… except the Braun thing is being decided by an arbitrator, who has a specific deadline.
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Who goes with the Theo thing
it’s not a major item that will have something to do with how many wins the Cubs will have this year.
Braun that is 100% of the case. I’d be really really nervous if I was the Brewers and ST opens and you don’t know.
Or is it that the Brewers already realize appeals are batting .000 and have already started to plan around that?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 8:20 AM CST up reply actions
It probably doesn't matter.
Braun reports to ST either way. I think he’s allowed to participate in ST games even if he’s suspended for the regular season. So he either is or isn’t; it doesn’t affect his preparation.
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Wouldn't it affect the Brewer's preparation though?
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Well
… sure, they have to have someone available to replace Braun if he’s out for 50 games. But that’s no different than having someone available in case someone misses that much time on the DL.
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but he's an MVP not just some player who goes on the DL
So I think it would have to have something to do with the Brewers prep for the year.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
It's the yeast he can do
sorry – a little brewer humor there…
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I can't take this any lager.
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by katie casey on Feb 17, 2012 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
I wish Ale Yellon wouldn't encourage this behavior.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
And then he just taps out to the pitcher when he bats.
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Oh you guys
you’re just pouring it on perfectly
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better get another pitcher
this one’s empty
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by VegasCubFan on Feb 18, 2012 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
He'd probably just be a former Brewer.
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I saw Soriano today
I had jury duty at Cook County Circuit Court. I sat on a jury and we found Soriano guilty of unacceptable laziness for turning doubles into singles because he stood at the plate and thought they were home runs.
Dale Sveum was the judge. Tony Campana was the prosecutor. Mike Quade was a witness for the defense and did not help Soriano’s case.
"Just shut up and play" - Matt Garza
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 17, 2012 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
Dang, what exactly did you eat before going to bed?
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LaRussa helping the Tigers? I'd love to have seen the look on Reinsdorf's face when he found out...
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That photo of Braun is really creeping me out.
Can’t wait til it’s off the home page.
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"Hey
how you doin’?"
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by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 8:03 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Reminds me of Christian Wulff in Germany - I could barely wait for him to go.
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid. I'm a Sheeple and proud of it!
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Wer ist Cristian Wulff?
und warum sieht er nicht so ziemlich aus?
Come visit me inside Wrigley along the Addison side mezzanine fence straight up from 1st base.
by section229beer on Feb 17, 2012 8:45 AM CST up reply actions
German president - He resigned about 5 hours ago
If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid. I'm a Sheeple and proud of it!
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by eths on Feb 17, 2012 9:06 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
me either those bug eyes of his really bother me
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 8:16 AM CST up reply actions
those eyes
those staring eyes.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Feb 17, 2012 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
happy to hear it also bothers a guy
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
And why would MLB discipline for Josh Hamilton even be a possibility - did he do anything illegal?
Obviously him having a few drinks is a huge no-no given his personal circumstances, but shouldn’t that be between him and the Rangers? I haven’t read everything about the incident, but I don’t recall seeing anything about him being publicly intoxicated, driving under the influence, drunk and disorderly, etc.
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Because
…it affects the MLB’s putrid marketing strategy.
If course they can’t discipline him. They only wish they could.
I am so fucking tired of hearing about this guy. The MLB, and ESPN and FOX, even more than the Rangers, have been putting out press releases about this character every single week for three years. “Hamilton tweaks groin.” “Rangers continue winning despite Hamilton’s tender groin.” “Hamilton sprains tattoo…”
Why? He’s a reformed badboy. Talks religion. But most of all he’s “rad” and he has a bunch of tattoos.
Isn’t raw talent interesting enough? I’d much rather read about what Justin Verlander or someone who genuinely deserves the attention.
-- Jerome Horwitz
by KO Stradivarius on Feb 17, 2012 9:32 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Well You should be happy Jeremy Lin has made the news
He is the only thing on the news besides politics and Whitney’s overdose.
Oh, yeah!
If it’s happening in New York, it’s like 90 times more important than anything else.
It makes me wonder what the latest news is about Joba Chamberlain!!! Will he get a chance to start this year?! Is he the closer of the future?!! Is he a wonderful clubhouse presence??!!!!
ESPN!!! PLEASE TELL US MORE ABOUT JOBA!!!!!!!
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by KO Stradivarius on Feb 17, 2012 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
I find the Lin story interesting
I don’t even like the NBA. But we also don’t have cable/ dish etc So I am spared ESPN, MLB etc.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
check out your local ABC station on Sunday at noon CT
Dallas Mavericks vs NY Knicks. Pregame show starts at 11:30; Not promising anything but it’s possible they might – just might, mind you – have a something about Lin…
Or you can switch over to NBC and watch the NHL – StL Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks. Or switch over to CBS and Zeke’s Spartans go down in flames to the Boilermakers.
Still not your speed? Ok, switch over to Fox and get your fill of NASCAR. Sunday! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
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Purdue kicked two of their players off their team
Guessing MSU will win.
Out of that list the only one I like is college hoops. But I bet ABC will get some good ratings for that game.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 18, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
And the only Boiler I like is Robbie Hummel
Purdue can now go back to being Indiana’s other team. I dislike the NBA but the Lin story is interesting.
I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
by cub in louies nest on Feb 19, 2012 1:16 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
In other news on mascots
The Cardinals unveiled a new mascot, Rico the Rally Squirrel.
~Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs~ George F. Will
I always thought
the Cards’ mascot is an overweight white guy with a red Cardinals shirt tucked into his giant shorts, a cell phone holster on his belt and high tube socks accenting his chubby calves. It must be the mascot because every time the Cards come to town I see hundreds of their fans matching this description.
The mascot must also do a hilarious public urination bit down in St. Louis because these guys never seem to get tired of doing it when they’re up here in Chicago. Must be a tie-in to Budweiser.
by the nth on Feb 17, 2012 9:39 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Wait...
why would Hamilton be disciplined by MLB? Under what grounds? I realize that he’s NOT being disciplined, but I never even considered that it was a possibility. Is it against some rule to go out and drink beers? If so, Randy Wells would’ve been banned from the game years ago.
And what about Wade Boggs?
Of course, this was an urban legend.
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If you disagree with me in any way, you are wrong.
Good Lord!
If true, the Boston/LA flight is typically around 6 Hours, roughly 10 beers an hour…..c’mon. I’d believe it if it were Wade Boggs ate 64 chickens on a flight.
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by unretrofied93 on Feb 17, 2012 11:26 AM CST up reply actions
was this picture on the internet after showing up on ESPN
then it MUST be true. the interwebz would never lie
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by VegasCubFan on Feb 18, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
There are no grounds for discipline...
The glib assumption made by the writer that official punishment may be warranted either reflects his own prejudices or those of MLB official(s) and sports media who have kept this non-story alive for more than two weeks.
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"The past is never dead. It's not even past." – Faulkner
MLB's Substance-Abuse Panel
Has the authority to issue formal punishment with respect to players who have ongoing substance-abuse issues. We don’t know the conditions of Hamilton’s right to play in MLB, so I don’t think we can say punishment was ever possible (or not possible).
All we know for certain is that, in this instance, with respect to Hamilton, specifically, no punishment is forthcoming. Not sure there’s a moralistic judgment in reporting that mere fact.
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by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
no moralist judgment
needed to be mentioned that no action is being taken by MLB, it just sounds odd when you read it.
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Does DeWitt have the option of declining and becoming a free agent?
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I don't believe
He has yet been outrighted in his career (correct me if I’m wrong, anyone), so he would not have that option. Next time, he would.
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by Brett Taylor on Feb 17, 2012 7:22 PM CST up reply actions
Kind of puts DeWitt's "value" into stark relief.
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This comes as a shock to everyone on BCB :)
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Feb 17, 2012 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
Wow, how does Russ Canzler get claimed and not DeWitt?
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by SandalsNoPants on Feb 18, 2012 5:02 AM CST up reply actions
DeWitt has a million dollar contract.
Canzler is major league minimum or close to it.
John Grabow - Who will pay you $4.8 million in 2012?
So Tony Larussa works for an AL team and is going to manage the NL team for the All star game
I didn’t like it in the first place but now this is just ridiculous. So let me guess Bud is going to let him do both.
I hope Braun gets banned for 162 games.
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and is forced to get ocular reconstructive surgery
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Feb 17, 2012 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
I'd stay with 50 or maybe even 25
is forced to get ocular reconstructive surgery
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
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Happy Pitchers and Catchers Day!
Just heard two big flocks of geese honking like crazy overhead and found some snowbells growing in our garden. Spring is on it’s way!
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