The injuries are piling up for the Cubs. In the outfield, our centerfielder and unlikely three hitter is down with a BROKEN FACE, the $136 million dollar man’s legs are all but useless at this point, and even our scrappy reclamation project veteran is down with a bad back, presumably from lugging around a giant bag of awesome all by himself.
In addition, 60% of the projected starting rotation has spent time on the DL, one of them appears done for the year, another has been shelled in every appearance he has made at both the minor and major-league levels since coming back, and the replacements have made the movie, “The Replacements” look good by comparison. To put it another way, When Doug Davis is solidified as the #4 starter, you have some serious fucking problems.
Meanwhile, the infield does its best to keep things together, but with Aramis Ramirez set on Low Power and Geovany Soto doing his best Koyie Hill impression as he battles through injuries, there is only so much an occasional homerun from Carlos Pee-nya can do. Darwin Barney and Starlin Castro remain the brightest spots and we can only assume that means that they will soon be killed by a falling piece of Wrigley Field.
But the hemorrhaging isn’t just contained on the playing field.
The Cubs are getting absolutely killed in revenue generation. I don’t have access to their financials, but you don’t need them to know that the Rickettseses have to spend at least some of their time (when not in front of a TV camera) banging their heads on a desk or wall.
The Cubs drew 30,450 yesterday. It was a holiday. It was sunny and warm. They were playing a “winnable game” against a division rival. There were over 11,000 unsold seats anyway. That is unfathomable and as Ed Sherman points out in his blog, it is a new reality at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs are doing everything they can to try to move tickets in the new reality. Just before the first pitch, it was stunning to see the centerfield bleachers nearly empty. They did fill up a bit, but there still were pockets of open spaces throughout the bleachers. I can’t remember the last time I saw that sight, especially on a perfect day.
Indeed, there were only 30,450 people in the stands. That’s a big drop in revenue for the Ricketts family, considering the old reality would have seen a full house of 40,000 people on a holiday.
The Cubs are down 90,694 people in attendance through 28 games, a figure that is expected to rise if the Cubs don’t improve on the field.
That perhaps was the saddest part of Monday’s game. There was little energy in the stands. It felt more like a meaningless September game between two teams going nowhere. It seemed the fans already have given up on the Cubs, and it’s not even June 1. All you had to do was look at the mass exodus after the ritual singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in the seventh inning.
The decline and fall of a supposedly a “recession proof” commodity like demand for Cubs tickets is staggering. There is almost nothing the Ricketts have done “right” since they took over to stem the tide either.
Would handing the reigns over to Ryne Sandberg have made a difference if Hendry had been retained and the roster was composed as it is now? Probably not. Would a new general manager have been able to re-work the tangled mess of no-trade clauses, vesting options, and overwhelming contract terms to make this a contending team on the established budget? Probably not. Would we be more accepting of this team if the bleacher seats cost only $50 instead of $60? Probably not.
So are the Ricketts just the unwitting inheritors to a time bomb that was going to go off no matter what they did? Maybe.
But it seems that the apathy has grown from the feeling that this is just business-as-usual around Wrigley Field. The change in ownership from a greedy corporate giant, floundering in red ink in every aspect of their business not related to the Cubs to a family composed of unabashed Cubs fans yearning for a World Series title was supposed to be a good thing. People wanted George Steinbrenner. They wanted Mark Cuban. Hell, even a Jerry Reinsdorf would have been preferable to just hanging onto the Trib’s main man, Crane Kenney, running his same playbook as when he reported to the Trib.
I had thought that this would bring on resentment and anger in the fan base. I assumed that I, and others like me here in the interwebs who spend too much time dwelling on this team, had simply arrived at a place of anger where everyone else would eventually arrive. But they haven’t, at least not en masse. It seems a lot of people have just stopped caring.
Nobody cares about Rodrigo Lopez or Doug Davis or the cannon fodder du jour out of the bullpen. They barely care about the veterans that were actually counted on to turn around last year’s disappointing team. That translates to not going into the wallet to buy tickets, and it would not surprise me to learn that it also means not bothering to turn on Pat & Keith or Len & Bob on the radio and TV.
This all means much less revenue than the Ricketts projected when they made the decision to keep Crane and his merry men, and that has trickled down to the decisions about spending more time trying to find additional revenue streams while simply attempting to tread water competitively in a weak division.
All of the decisions since haven’t amounted to much. Quade sticking too long with a starter, batting Ramirez fourth come hell or high water, not playing Colvin much, leaving Brett Jackson in the minors, missed hit-and-runs, dollar hot dogs, discounted seats and all of the other nonsense going on down at Clark and Addison all stem from the one monumental decision by the Ricketts to not rock the boat when they took control of the team.
Now they are wounded and bleeding badly and I’m not quite sure where they can find a band-aid big enough to stop it.
I’m more or less with MB on DeWitt playing LF. But it’s mainly because I’ve managed to reconvince myself that Colvin blows. Guys like Snyder and Montanez have no future in MLB and have no business doing anything but coming off the bench or maybe working the short half of a platoon.
That said I’d rather see Colvin playing — in CF — instead of Tony Campana
[quote name=Berselius]I’m more or less with MB on DeWitt playing LF. But it’s mainly because I’ve managed to reconvince myself that Colvin blows. Guys like Snyder and Montanez have no future in MLB and have no business doing anything but coming off the bench or maybe working the short half of a platoon.[/quote]What better future does DeWitt represent?
[quote name=Berselius]That said I’d rather see Colvin playing — in CF — instead of Tony Campana[/quote]Sure. But Quade’s mooney over Jersey (dying laughing).
From last thread:
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]What better future does DeWitt represent?[/quote]
I think he has more a shot at being a regular at some position than Colvin. Maybe with some other team.
I think they need to offer cheaper tickets and let fans sit where they want if the stadium is empty. But I recall someone (maybe one of you) said that it’d be hard to decrease ticket prices and then try to raise them again when the team stopped sucking. So I can see why they’d be reluctant to try that.
Actually I bet DeWitt is the 3b (or part of a platoon) next year if he starts hitting a little.
Good point, melissa. I keep forgetting that dewitt is 25
No. Quade is Hendry’s puppet so I think he’ll do whatever Jimbo requests. If Hendry wanted Colvin starting every day in left then Quade would do it.
[quote name=Berselius]I think he has more a shot at being a regular at some position than Colvin. Maybe with some other team.[/quote]It won’t be in LF in the NL. He doesn’t have the bat for it. I don’t think he’s any better than Colvin, Montanez, or Snyder as far as future prospects go.
[quote name=Berselius]Actually I bet DeWitt is the 3b (or part of a platoon) next year if he starts hitting a little.[/quote]
I’ve been thinking this too especially if they can deal Ramy during the season.
[quote name=Berselius]Actually I bet DeWitt is the 3b (or part of a platoon) next year if he starts hitting a little.[/quote]Again, he doesn’t have the pop to stick there in the NL.
[quote name=melissa]I’ve been thinking this too especially if they can deal Ramy during the season.[/quote]That’ll only work if the Cubs can get some power from another spot. Maybe if Castro starts hitting some HR. But DeWitt doesn’t really have the pop to man any corner spot in the NL, IF or OF.
All Cubs walks are sponsored by Walgreens.
I bet Walgreens is glad they don’t have to write too many checks.
Castro with average speed.
Getting caught up from the last thread
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder] Colvin ought to get the starts. You have to see if last season was a fluke …The Cubs need to know if Colvin can cut it or not.[/quote]
Everything in Colvin’s numbers point to last season being a fluke. Even if you follow the narrative that he was a new player last year after finally being healthy, he had a .316 OBP, swung at everything, and had a ridiculous 19.4% HR/FB. If that doesn’t scream fluke, I don’t know what does.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Again, he doesn’t have the pop to stick there in the NL.[/quote]
Colvin doesn’t have the plate discipline to stick at LF in AAA
I agree that DeWitt’s power doesn’t profile well at 3rd but the Cubs may have no other choice.
[quote name=Berselius]Getting caught up from the last thread
Everything in Colvin’s numbers point to last season being a fluke. Even if you follow the narrative that he was a new player last year after finally being healthy, he had a .316 OBP, swung at everything, and had a ridiculous 19.4% HR/FB. If that doesn’t scream fluke, I don’t know what does.[/quote]Yeah, I don’t have a tremendous amount fo faith in him. But in a lost season, you have to at least see. DeWitt is not a corner OF, in any league. He was completely risible there last night.
[quote name=melissa]I’ve been thinking this too especially if they can deal Ramy during the season.[/quote]
Ramirez’s player option pretty much makes him untradeable. Given his power outage, I don’t know how interested a team would be even if the Cubs picked up a lot of it.
[quote name=melissa]I agree that DeWitt’s power doesn’t profile well at 3rd but the Cubs may have no other choice.[/quote]
Given what a disaster this season is turning into, gate-wise, I wonder how much room the Cubs will have to pursue FAs not named Pujols or Fielder next season.
[quote name=Berselius]Colvin doesn’t have the plate discipline to stick at LF in AAA[/quote]Or anywhere, like enough. But you might as well take a chance. The season is lost and they’ve spent a 1st rounder on him. This is the best chance they’ll ever get to play him.
[quote name=Berselius]Ramirez’s player option pretty much makes him untradeable. Given his power outage, I don’t know how interested a team would be even if the Cubs picked up a lot of it.[/quote]
Why would he refuse a trade from this dead team if a team in a race was interested? I think he’d wave it for some sort of smaller buyout. Your point about nobody wanting him stands but I’m hoping he heats up in June and someone is desperate.
That last Z sinker was 92 mph on pitchf/x
(dying laughing) I’ve been posting comments on the other thread.
[quote name=Aisle424]If the rest of the team was manufacturing runs, I could live with DeWitt in left field. But they are basically a bunch of singles hitters, so I would see if either Colvin or Brad Fucking Snyder could accidentally go on a power surge in the short term.
If you are building a roster for the long haul and your choices are Montanez, Colvin, Snyder, Campana or DeWitt (I assume we are building this team in hell), then you probably go with DeWitt. But presumably, we will get a better outfielder back soon, the lineup is lacking power, and you have a couple of guys whose only value is in their power, so I’d plug one of them in.
Plus, it lends itself to the Ricketts’ meme that the farm system is full of good young talent.[/quote]I guess I don’t much care who the Cubs put out there in all honesty. None of these guys are part of the Cubs future in terms of an every day player. If Brett Jackson hadn’t missed a couple weeks with that injury he’d be in CF right now and Campana would be in LF. If/when Jackson gets hot I expect he’ll be called up and one of the guys on the roster will be sent down. If he sits the bench in favor of DeWitt I’ll care, but until that happens I don’t.
I would like to see Colvin play and have said as much throughout the offseason and early part of the season, but I also recognize he’s a 4th outfielder and potentially a very good one if he can hit for power coming off the bench.
[quote name=melissa]From last thread:[/quote]That’s exactly what I’d do, Melissa.
[quote name=Berselius]Given what a disaster this season is turning into, gate-wise, I wonder how much room the Cubs will have to pursue FAs not named Pujols or Fielder next season.[/quote]I don’t imagine much. And it’s not like there’s a lot out there for FA signings. Per MLBTR:
Wilson Betemit (30)
Casey Blake (38) – $6MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Jorge Cantu (30)
Eric Chavez (34)
Craig Counsell (41)
Mark DeRosa (37)
Greg Dobbs (33)
Edwin Encarnacion (29) – $3.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Jerry Hairston Jr. (36)
Wes Helms (36)
Omar Infante (30)
Felipe Lopez (32)
Jose Lopez (28)
Melvin Mora (40)
Nick Punto (34)
Aramis Ramirez (34)
Miguel Tejada (38)
Omar Vizquel (45)
[quote name=melissa]Why would he refuse a trade from this dead team if a team in a race was interested? I think he’d wave it for some sort of smaller buyout. Your point about nobody wanting him stands but I’m hoping he heats up in June and someone is desperate.[/quote]
I don’t know. ~$14m is a lot to wave away when your market value has cratered.
Given how Barney has seized the 2b job this year, I think the odds are very high that we’ll see Blaker at 3b next year.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I don’t imagine much. And it’s not like there’s a lot out there for FA signings. Per MLBTR:
Wilson Betemit (30)
Casey Blake (38) – $6MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Jorge Cantu (30)
Eric Chavez (34)
Craig Counsell (41)
Mark DeRosa (37)
Greg Dobbs (33)
Edwin Encarnacion (29) – $3.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Jerry Hairston Jr. (36)
Wes Helms (36)
Omar Infante (30)
Felipe Lopez (32)
Jose Lopez (28)
Melvin Mora (40)
Nick Punto (34)
Aramis Ramirez (34)
Miguel Tejada (38)
Omar Vizquel (45)[/quote]
We can bring back the legend!!!!!!
(dying laughing)
Soto played almost every single day before his injury. I was even thinking he was playing too much. I’ll at least give Quade credit for playing Soto as frequently as he did. He batted him 8th, but at the same time Soto wasn’t hitting very well either.
Koyie Hill played in 5 games before May 10th. That’s all. He had 15 PA in April and only 3 starts.
[quote name=mb21]Soto played almost every single day before his injury. I was even thinking he was playing too much. I’ll at least give Quade credit for playing Soto as frequently as he did. He batted him 8th, but at the same time Soto wasn’t hitting very well either.
Koyie Hill played in 5 games before May 10th. That’s all. He had 15 PA in April and only 3 starts.[/quote]yes, this
Z –> 93 mph fastball in last AB. Darn BABIP dinks.
Either the radar gun is broken or Z ate his Wheaties today. Lots of 90+ pitches.
Ah crap Soto.
Zamby’s velocity is definitely up tonight. Nice to see: http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/pfx.php?month=5&day=31&year=2011&game=gid_2011_05_31_houmlb_chnmlb_1%2F&pitchSel=407296&prevGame=gid_2011_05_31_houmlb_chnmlb_1%2F&prevDate=531
That looked like a horrible call
[quote name=mb21]That looked like a horrible call[/quote]
Need a mulligan for Soto’s error (dying laughing)
[quote name=Berselius]I don’t know. ~$14m is a lot to wave away when your market value has cratered.[/quote]
But if he refuses the trade and stays here he doesn’t get the $14MM and he’s playing on a shitty team that won’t re-sign him. If he waves it for $1 or $2 MM and goes to another team and plays well with that team they might offer him a deal in the off season. Staying here on a terrible team that’s not going to re-sign him isn’t really beneficial to his value.
(dying laughing), is Rodrigo hurt now?
He looked like it.
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), is Rodrigo hurt now?[/quote]
No, just lazy
Luck (dying laughing)
Tough error on Cassie there especially from the hometown scorer.
Consistently 90-92 mph from Z tonight. That’s really nice to see but I really wonder if the radar gun is being generous.
[quote name=melissa]Tough error on Cassie there especially from the hometown scorer.[/quote]
Moreland was incensed. Pat thinks it’s going to be changed.
The scorer must have heard Zonk, it’s been changed to a hit.
[quote name=melissa]The scorer must have heard Zonk, it’s been changed to a hit.[/quote]Isn’t the official scorer usually one of the local BBWAA members?
NM. MLB hires the official scorer, and they usually retired players, umps or writers.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Isn’t the official scorer usually one of the local BBWAA members?[/quote]
It used to be Bob Rosenberg, he was ill, not sure if it’s still him or not.
Did Lou ever use nicknames in private? I know he used their full names when talking to the press, for the most part.
Quade’s pet names are creepy.
That was not a very good pitch.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Did Lou ever use nicknames in private? I know he used their full names when talking to the press, for the most part.
Quade’s pet names are creepy.[/quote]Quade looks like Hellraiser w/o the nails.
Are Montanez, Snyder, Covin and Campana all on CHC now? wtf? Why then is Dewitt playing in LF? Looks like Zambrano is getting hit hard. There’s absolutely nothing to watch about this team.
[quote name=melissa]It used to be Bob Rosenberg, he was ill, not sure if it’s still him or not.[/quote]
I think he retired but not sure.
ah jeez! a gopher
Ugh. Zamby getting slambeyed by the ‘Strosies
found this tidbit when searching Bob Rosenberg…
http://archive.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/brewers-asked-for-scoring-change-with-18-1-lead.html
Ken Macha (dying laughing)
24/8 K/BB for Castro this year. Icky.
If you want to give your top prospect his MLB debut, make sure you do it against teh Cubs (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]24/8 K/BB for Castro this year. Icky.[/quote]
(dying laughing), I’m surprised his K number isn’t much higher
Struck in his first AA start: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K (not sure if he’s done)
Brett Jackson coming up, he’s 0-1 with a BB
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), I’m surprised his K number isn’t much higher[/quote]The amount of contact he makes is all that keep him from C-Patt territory.
Jackson 0-2 with a BB
[quote name=mb21]Struck in his first AA start: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K (not sure if he’s done)
Brett Jackson coming up, he’s 0-1 with a BB[/quote]
I like that mb21 is watching the Smokies game rather than the Cubs game.
/winning
[quote name=Rice Cube]Consistently 90-92 mph from Z tonight. That’s really nice to see but I really wonder if the radar gun is being generous.[/quote]Pitch f/x has him at an average of 90 so it’s not generous.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I like that mb21 is watching the Smokies game rather than the Cubs game.
/winning[/quote]I’m just following it on Gameday. I wish I could watch them.
how about that trivia question. last time the cubs led the NL in steals was 1939.
[quote name=Horny Goat]how about that trivia question. last time the cubs led the NL in steals was 1939.[/quote]But the Cubs are the all-time leaders in glorious scoreboards that grace the greatest place on earth.
/Tommy Boy
it was Stan Hack, btw
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]But the Cubs are the all-time leaders in glorious scoreboards that grace the greatest place on earth.
/Tommy Boy[/quote]
Yeah, that’s gonna leave a mark.
(dying laughing)
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(dying laughing)
This is why DeWitt is playing.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]The amount of contact he makes is all that keep him from C-Patt territory.[/quote]My thought for awhile was that he was like CPatt, but then I realized Patterson had a better walk rate in the minors than Castro.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Yeah, that’s gonna leave a mark.[/quote]OH MY GOD WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?
Blake DeWitt shut you up right there. Bloop doubles FTW.
[quote name=Horny Goat]how about that trivia question. last time the cubs led the NL in steals was 1939.[/quote]They don’t lead the league this year? (dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
I’ve been in the old thread for like 30 minutes, you assholes.
Lee wasn’t mentally or physically prepared for that one.
I’m disappointed in Tony Campana. He should’ve been on second.
Carlos Lee would fit in nicely with this Cubs squad. (dying laughing)
Campana should just give up
[quote name=Rice Cube](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
This is why DeWitt is playing.[/quote]Quade is riding the hotty handy.
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing)
I’ve been in the old thread for like 30 minutes, you assholes.[/quote]
You don’t read every word
[quote name=GBTS](dying laughing)
I’ve been in the old thread for like 30 minutes, you assholes.[/quote]Took me awhile to figure out there was a new one as well and I even knew Tim had one ready. I didn’t know until I saw Mish tweet it. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder] Cuey is riding the hotty handy.[/quote]
Works on two levels
Wow, the Heat are getting free throws even before the opening tip.
Sigh…Soto’s going to be riding the pine soon.
[quote name=mb21]Took me awhile to figure out there was a new one as well and I even knew Tim had one ready. I didn’t know until I saw Mish tweet it. (dying laughing)[/quote]
(dying laughing), I put it up, and posted a link to the new thread saying that it would be the game thread
(dying laughing), Judd just said Z took BP with an aluminum bat the other day. That must have been fun to watch
Z bat iz firewood
Z SMASH
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), I put it up, and posted a link to the new thread saying that it would be the game thread[/quote]You expected me to read it? I intentionally avoid all of your comments. (dying laughing)
Soto is mired in a bad funk. And his OPS is still .102 higher than Koyie’s. (dying laughing)
Can anyone watching the basketball game tell me how LeBron diving for a loose ball, then standing up without dribbling is not a travel?
That has to hurt when the bat doesn’t break.
[quote name=GBTS]Can anyone watching the basketball game tell me how LeBron diving for a loose ball, then standing up without dribbling is not a travel?[/quote]
Because he’s magic.
I’ll watch after halftime (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Soto is mired in a bad funk. And his OPS is still .102 higher than Koyie’s. (dying laughing)[/quote]That may be true, but Koyie is still deserving of starting the all-star game and winning the MVP. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), I put it up, and posted a link to the new thread saying that it would be the game thread[/quote]
Definitive proof that I do in fact read every word.
[quote name=GBTS]Can anyone watching the basketball game tell me how LeBron diving for a loose ball, then standing up without dribbling is not a travel?[/quote]Because it’s Laimbeer James.
I have a feeling ABC won’t be replaying that one much.
[quote name=mb21]That may be true, but Koyie is still deserving of starting the all-star game and winning the MVP. (dying laughing)[/quote]Indeed. His IAG is off the charts.
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), Judd just said Z took BP with an aluminum bat the other day. That must have been fun to watch[/quote]Maybe that’s what Brenly was talking about the other day. He mentioned something about Z launching home runs to the scoreboard regularly in batting practice. I wasn’t paying much attention, but I bet that’s what he was talking about.
It also depends on what kind of aluminum. The new bats in college baseball are just like wood bats and power has declined significantly this season as a result. The speed off the bat maxes out the same as it does for wood bats. Obviously if Z was launching home runs that far he was using an older bat.
[quote name=GBTS]I have a feeling ABC won’t be replaying that one much.[/quote]
[quote name=mb21]Maybe that’s what Brenly was talking about the other day. He mentioned something about Z launching home runs to the scoreboard regularly in batting practice. I wasn’t paying much attention, but I bet that’s what he was talking about.
It also depends on what kind of aluminum. The new bats in college baseball are just like wood bats and power has declined significantly this season as a result. The speed off the bat maxes out the same as it does for wood bats. Obviously if Z was launching home runs that far he was using an older bat.[/quote]Or one of those softball bats with the hollow core.
I received an e-mail from the Cubs today telling me Star and Bar need my vote for the AS game. No mention of Koyie, that’s patently unfair. They don’t want Koyie making the ASG and asking for big paper.
How much do you think we see about Z breaking his bat tomorrow, or is that just unremarkable at this point?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Because it’s Laimbeer James.[/quote]
yucky, don’t remind me of that ass (Bill Laimbeer)
[quote name=mb21]Maybe that’s what Brenly was talking about the other day. He mentioned something about Z launching home runs to the scoreboard regularly in batting practice. I wasn’t paying much attention, but I bet that’s what he was talking about.
It also depends on what kind of aluminum. The new bats in college baseball are just like wood bats and power has declined significantly this season as a result. The speed off the bat maxes out the same as it does for wood bats. Obviously if Z was launching home runs that far he was using an older bat.[/quote]
(dying laughing), yeah it would be an older one. Why get one of the new ones if you want to put on a show?
[quote name=Mish]How much do you think we see about Z breaking his bat tomorrow, or is that just unremarkable at this point?[/quote]
You’d be surprised…
/facebook
[quote name=Horny Goat]yucky, don’t remind me of that ass (Bill Laimbeer)[/quote]James’ playoff floppery and whinging brought back those unpleasant memories. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]
It also depends on what kind of aluminum. The new bats in college baseball are just like wood bats and power has declined significantly this season as a result. The speed off the bat maxes out the same as it does for wood bats. Obviously if Z was launching home runs that far he was using an older bat.[/quote]
lots of college hitters are complaining about those
[quote name=Mish]How much do you think we see about Z breaking his bat tomorrow, or is that just unremarkable at this point?[/quote]Depends. If the Cubs lose, just another Z meltdown, as evinced by the bat-breaking. If they win, Sullivan and Gordo might mention it, but probably no one else.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Depends. If the Cubs lose, just another Z meltdown, as evinced by the bat-breaking. If they win, Sullivan and Gordo might mention it, but probably no one else.[/quote]
How can it be a meltdown if he only gave up one run all outing? Of course now that you said it he’s probably going to be tagged for 8 runs (dying laughing)
brutal. wind blowing out and cubs still can’t reach the seats. In april they were hitting deep flies. maybe ticketts was right (dying laughing)
Z will get blamed for this loss no matter what.
Z’s been lucky on some liners but overall has had a good game.
[quote name=Rice Cube]How can it be a meltdown if he only gave up one run all outing? Of course now that you said it he’s probably going to be tagged for 8 runs (dying laughing)[/quote]Because he lost. Everyone knows this.
[quote name=Horny Goat]brutal. wind blowing out and cubs still can’t reach the seats. In april they were hitting deep flies. maybe ticketts was right (dying laughing)[/quote]
Ricketts would just rationalize it by saying the weather messed with their approach, so they’re not hitting deep flies anymore.
This has been a great start all around for Z. 7 K, no walks, just as importantly 9 groundballs to 5 liners/fly balls
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Because he lost. Everyone knows this.[/quote]
In that case I hope they get an equalizer to get Z off the hook before they ultimately lose.
I know what I’m getting mb for OV’s 6 month anniversary: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/severed-head-of-genital-disease-saint-for-sale-in-ireland-16003082.html#ixzz1NMyoEPU1
Gotta be Z’s last inning, right?
[quote name=GBTS]I know what I’m getting mb for OV’s 6 month anniversary: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/severed-head-of-genital-disease-saint-for-sale-in-ireland-16003082.html#ixzz1NMyoEPU1/quote
(dying laughing)
Idonije doing a good job bearing down!
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Gotta be Z’s last inning, right?[/quote]
Not with Captain One Inning Too Long in the dugout
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Gotta be Z’s last inning, right?[/quote]
102 pitches? might depend if the cubs score here.
I wish I’d thought of this for an OV shirt:
http://disney.threadless.com/themuppets/subs/#/submission/89/
Quade and Hendry would look good as Walt and Jessee
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Gotta be Z’s last inning, right?[/quote]
One more.
[quote name=Berselius]Not with Captain One Inning Too Long in the dugout[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Nice outing for Zambia.
[quote name=mb21]I wish I’d thought of this for an OV shirt:
http://disney.threadless.com/themuppets/subs/#/submission/89/
Quade and Hendry would look good as Walt and Jessee[/quote]On it.
good post, too.
[quote name=mb21]I wish I’d thought of this for an OV shirt:
http://disney.threadless.com/themuppets/subs/#/submission/89/
Quade and Hendry would look good as Walt and Jessee[/quote]
(dying laughing), that is pure win
[quote name=GBTS]I know what I’m getting mb for OV’s 6 month anniversary: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/severed-head-of-genital-disease-saint-for-sale-in-ireland-16003082.html#ixzz1NMyoEPU1/quoteI already have it.
[quote name=GBTS]On it.[/quote]Sweet
[quote name=mb21]I already have it.[/quote]
Do you store it in your outhouse? (dying laughing)
[quote name=Berselius]Not with Captain One Inning Too Long in the dugout[/quote]Ah, yes, I forgot how many pitches Mike Quade thinks his pitchers can throw: one more.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Ah, yes, I forgot how many pitches Mike Quade thinks his pitchers can throw: 2 or 288 more.[/quote]
/recycled meme
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), that is pure win[/quote]I know. I’m disappointed I didn’t think of it, but if GBTS can put together something nice I’ll gladly add it to the shop. (dying laughing)
[quote name=melissa]Do you store it in your outhouse? (dying laughing)[/quote]Under my pillow.
[quote name=GW]good post, too.[/quote]I really enjoyed it too. Tim nailed it.
watch Witty take one deep
[quote name=mb21]I really enjoyed it too. Tim nailed it.[/quote]His takedowns of the Ricketts spin cycle of bullshit and buffoonery over the last 6 months have been great.
[quote name=Horny Goat]watch Witty take one deep[/quote]
Watch Campy take one to the deep infield
[quote name=mb21]Under my pillow.[/quote]
Good idea, more likely to ward off the STDs that way.
[quote name=Horny Goat]watch Witty take one deep[/quote]The 2011 Chicago Cubs: Come for the half empty bleachers, stay for the warning track power.
[quote name=melissa]Good idea, more likely to ward off the STDs that way.[/quote]You’re doing it wrong.
why isn’t Aramis stealing? (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]You’re doing it wrong.[/quote]
Maybe he stored it in a sack made from a stretched out condom. That would be safe.
[quote name=Berselius]Maybe he stored it in a sack made from a stretched out condom. That would be safe.[/quote]From what? (dying laughing)
[quote name=melissa]Good idea, more likely to ward off the STDs that way.[/quote]I also take it everywhere I go. Some people think it’s a bit weird, but fuck ‘em.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]You’re doing it wrong.[/quote]
(dying laughing) Really? Who’s going to climb into that bed with him? I rest my case.
[quote name=Horny Goat]why isn’t Aramis stealing? (dying laughing)[/quote]
I think he’s got a bum hamstring.
[quote name=melissa](dying laughing) Really? Who’s going to climb into that bed with him? I rest my case.[/quote]Maybe he could hook up with a really pious necrophiliac.
[quote name=mb21]I also take it everywhere I go. Some people think it’s a bit weird, but fuck ‘em.[/quote]
(dying laughing) Even better.
[quote name=mb21]I also take it everywhere I go. Some people think it’s a bit weird, but fuck ‘em.[/quote]
He wore the severed head of a saint of veneral disease on his belt, which was the style at the time
[quote name=melissa](dying laughing) Really? Who’s going to climb into that bed with him? I rest my case.[/quote]You’d be surprised. The ladies dig it. I’m more of a chick magnet than I was before.
Quade can’t let Zamby get beyondy 115 pitchesy.
leaving zambrano in, eh?
[quote name=GW]leaving zambrano in, eh?[/quote]
See what happens.
Nice play DeWitt (dying laughing)
Soto needs a game-tying HR to redeem himself in the bottom of this inning
DeWitt looks like a MIF playing OF. Oh, wait…
The Astros aren’t mentally prepared for Z tonight.
Lyles? really? I know he’s their hot new prospect but jesus. Let’s score a run! (dying laughing)
The Cubs weren’t mentally prepared for Lyles either. Quade never told them in spring training that he’d be making his major league debut against them tonight.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]DeWitt looks like a MILF playing OF. Oh, wait…[/quote]
since this thread was getting weird
FINALLY.
God bless Geovany Soto.
All those OFs are there to pinch-run and pinch-hit, not to play defense
HAHAHAHAHA. Tying run.
(dying laughing)
Is Snyder fast?
bunting works!!!!!!! (dying laughing)
[quote name=Rice Cube]All those OFs are there to pinch-run and pinch-hit, not to play defense
HAHAHAHAHA. Tying run.[/quote](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
The MIF are here to play OF, and the OF are here to neither hit nor play defense.
[quote name=Rice Cube]FINALLY.
GodSt. Vitalis of Assissi bless Geovany Soto.[/quote].
I like the part where Z can’t lose tonight.
NM
Brad Fucking Snyder magic
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!? Did Quade just pinch hit for Z to bunt with Colvin?[/quote]
You’d never expect that, huh?
Shut you right up.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]NM[/quote]
hahaha
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]NM[/quote]
mad genius!
[quote name=Rice Cube]You’d never expect that, huh?
Pissed you right off.[/quote]
.
It just might work
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder].[/quote]
Correct.
[quote name=Rice Cube]You’d never expect that, huh?
Shut you right up.[/quote]
..
clever (dying laughing)
quade’s just trolling now
[quote name=melissa]It just might work[/quote]We’re trying to win games here.
By bunting with power hitters and playing 2B in LF.
Hate the first bunt, but don’t mind the second one
[quote name=GW]quade’s just trolling now[/quote](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Y U NO LIKE ME?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]We’re trying to win games here.
By bunting with power hitters and playing 2B in LF.[/quote]
Let’s see what happens.
[quote name=Berselius]Hate the first bunt, but don’t mind the second one[/quote]
Correct.
[quote name=Berselius]Hate the first bunt, but don’t mind the second one[/quote]
I take that back, I didn’t realize the Cubs had tied the game on the error with the first bunt. Now I hate both of them. Further updates as events warrant.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Y U NO LIKE ME?[/quote]
IPA
[quote name=Berselius]Hate the first bunt, but don’t mind the second one[/quote]Bunts are the deformed children of half-swings, arcane game theory and one-trick speedsters, and they should be committed to the flames for the garish, ill-formed and horrid things that they are.
[quote name=Horny Goat]IPA[/quote]Is delicious?
DARWINNING
Darwin Barney with a wind-assisted double (dying laughing)
Darwinning base hit
Wow. Darwin Barney just crushed that pitch.
[quote name=Berselius]DARWINNING[/quote]The sad part is, Quade will take this as vindication for all his hamfisted managing. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]Wow. Darwin Barney just crushed that pitch.[/quote]
It sounded like a HR off the bat
[quote name=mb21]Wow. The wind pushed that pitch.[/quote]
Fixed for weather.
Anxious much, Castro?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]The sad part is, Quade will take this as vindication for all his hamfisted managing. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Correct. Unfortunately.
Castro has been in swing at every single pitch mode for a few games now
[quote name=AndCounting]Anxious much, Castro?[/quote](dying laughing)
Wow, IBB to get to Ramirez. D-O-N-E
[quote name=Berselius]Wow, IBB to get to Ramirez. D-O-N-E[/quote]
Shut you right up.
Rodrigo!
IN-surance
An IBB to get to Ramirez. Dear Mike Quade, Wake the fuck up. This means something.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Shut you right up.[/quote]
The fact that the IBB happened at all means my point still stands. Prove me wrong (dying laughing)
(dying laughing), I think that IBB pissed Rodrigo off.
[quote name=Berselius]The fact that the IBB happened at all means my point still stands. Prove me wrong (dying laughing)[/quote]
I can’t argue with you today (dying laughing)
[ [quote name=Berselius]Wow, IBB to get to Ramirez. D-O-N-E[/quote]
take that, lazy latin haters (dying laughing)
Moreland said he just had a feeling in the top half of the 8th that the Cubs were going to win this game. All hail Keith Moreland’s gut.
[quote name=AndCounting]Moreland said he just had a feeling in the top half of the 8th that the Cubs were going to win this game. All hail Keith Moreland’s gut.[/quote]
his gut has been in close enough proximity to houston for long enough to get a good feel for these things.
I think it’s the Rally of St. Vitalis of Assissi that really energized the Cubs offense.
/Patron Saint of genital disease and Cubs rallies. (dying laughing)
the astros are terrible
[quote name=melissa]I think it’s the Rally of St. Vitalis of Assissi that really energized the Cubs offense.[/quote]
That could be the new Rally Hagar (dying laughing)
for ole times sake…
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[quote name=Berselius]That could be the new Rally Hagar (dying laughing)[/quote](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Barney > Fukudome because he has RBI *sigh*
Yes, actual comment on facebook.
[quote name=GBTS]
[/quote]
(dying laughing)
[quote name=Berselius]That could be the new Rally Hagar (dying laughing)[/quote]
I’d imagine St. Vitalis would have come in handy a time or two for the Red Rocker. (dying laughing)
^^Clubhouse Chemistry
Ah geez.
Here we go again
holy shit (dying laughing)
ballgame again
[quote name=GBTS]
[/quote](dying laughing) nice. I need AC to turn that into a png image the size needed for upload. Can you do that sometime, AC?
(dying laughing) @ Cubs
[quote name=GBTS]
[/quote]Fucking A. Win, win, win.
[quote name=GW]the astros are terrible[/quote]as is the Cubs
well, shit
Comcast presents your 2011 Chicago Cubs
Marmol in the midst of a bedshitting.
(dying laughing)
I love this team.
At least the sac bunt looks sufficiently stupid once more.
(dying laughing), GBTS’ photoshop was sublimely timed. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21](dying laughing) nice. I need AC to turn that into a png image the size needed for upload. Can you do that sometime, AC?[/quote]You mean for a t-shirt? I’ll try. (dying laughing)
How apropos of this season would it be if it turns out Marmol is injured (dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Awesome. We’re going to get swept.
Cubs lose.
[quote name=AndCounting]You mean for a t-shirt? I’ll try. (dying laughing)[/quote]Yeah, I think they need to be 2000 by 2000 and a png file if I remember correctly.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Cubs lose.[/quote]
[quote name=Berselius]How apropos of this season would it be if it turns out Marmol is injured (dying laughing)[/quote]
Via Harrypav
http://twitpic.com/559w1e
(dying laughing)
That was Ricketts on his Africa trip last year.
(dying laughing)
Wow.
Wow
oopsie
Keith Moreland’s gut is an idiot.
Holy fuck that was awesomely epic FAIL from Marmol. (dying laughing) If you’re going to go down, go down in flames.
[quote name=Aisle424]Keith Moreland’s gut is an idiot.[/quote]
his gut has shit for brains
Just guessing, Marmol ————-> MRI tomorrow
[quote name=GW]his gut has shit for brains[/quote]GW wins the innernetz
Cubs break ground on the Northwestern Memorial Triage building tomorrow.
If the Cubs somehow win tomorrow, they’ll be .444 on the homestand against the shittiest teams one could hope to face on a 9-game homestand. The rollercoaster to .444 goes on.
With Marmol and Cashner down, that means Wood becomes the closer, no?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Cubs lose.[/quote]
a lot
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]With Marmol and Cashner down, that means Wood becomes the closer, no?[/quote]
Probably, since he has Closer Experience.
[quote name=Berselius]Probably, since he has Closer Experience.[/quote]thoroughly Bullpen Tested
Do we really think Marmol is injured because of one appearance?
Len says Cubs still have a shot.
4 to tie, 5 to win!
This lineup couldn’t score 5 runs if MLB gave them the rest of the week to play this game.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]With Marmol and Cashner down, that means Dewitt becomes the closer, no?[/quote].
[quote name=mb21]Do we really think Marmol is injured because of one appearance?[/quote]
I think that was snark
[quote name=mb21]Do we really think Marmol is injured because of one appearance?[/quote]No idea. My feed crapped out, but Harry and some of the other tweeters said he didn’t look right and his velocity was way down.
[quote name=mb21]Do we really think Marmol is injured because of one appearance?[/quote]
I was joking when I said it above, but seconds after I said that HP tweeted this
http://twitpic.com/559w1e
Marmol’s fastball speed, going back to 2007
I think this can be better (maybe AC can help out sometime when he gets a chance)
Cubs are down by 4 in the 9th after Marmol gave up 6, and Campana swinging at the first pitch is the momentum killer.
WAG for Koyie. Really flashed the power there.
I guess Marmol’s velocity is way down this season (about 3 mph). Who knows? It’s not like the Cubs can’t replace him so it’s not that big of a deal. It’s nice having Marshall and Wood around.
[quote name=mb21]I guess Marmol’s velocity is way down this season (about 3 mph). Who knows? It’s not like the Cubs can’t replace him so it’s not that big of a deal. It’s nice having Marshall and Wood around.[/quote]Except that they just gave him a nice chunk of change.
[quote name=mb21]I guess Marmol’s velocity is way down this season (about 3 mph). Who knows? It’s not like the Cubs can’t replace him so it’s not that big of a deal. It’s nice having Marshall and Wood around.[/quote]
Well, Marshall maybe. I trust Wood more than the guys behind him on the depth chart but that’s not saying much (dying laughing)
And the Cubs do go softly in that good night.
Agreed on Wood but he’s capable of filling in.
By the way, I blame Zambrano for this game.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]And the Cubs do go softly in that good night.[/quote]
WAG, WAG against the dying of the light
[quote name=mb21]Agreed on Wood but he’s capable of filling in.
By the way, I blame Zambrano for this game.[/quote]
This is all Soriano’s fault for getting injured. The bum.
I’m pretty skeptical about Wood. His numbers haven’t been good for the past couple years.
[quote name=mb21]Agreed on Wood but he’s capable of filling in.
By the way, I blame Zambrano for this game.[/quote]As you should. This was obviously a butterfly effect of his breaking the bat over his knee.
Kerry’s FIP by year:
2009: 4.15
2010: 4.17
2011: 4.23
meh.
[quote name=ACT]I’m pretty skeptical about Wood. His numbers haven’t been good for the past couple years.[/quote]Let’s See What Happens.
game of inches on those hits against Marm. ball down the RF line, the bloop just over Castro’s glove playing in.
this game should’ve been over at 2 hrs (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]I think this can be better (maybe AC can help out sometime when he gets a chance)
[/quote]I’ll see what I can do. I’ll see if I can at least find a higher res Breaking Bad image to use as the main background. No way I can improve on the head superimpositions. Those are golden.
[quote name=Berselius]This is all Soriano’s fault for getting injured. The bum.[/quote]If he weren’t lazily injured, he could have hit a 5-run HR to win it.
except for the blast off Pence’s bat (dying laughing)
[quote name=Horny Goat]game of inches on those hits against Marm. ball down the RF line, the bloop just over Castro’s glove playing in.
this game should’ve been over at 2 hrs (dying laughing)[/quote]Yeah, bad BABIP luck and all, but why wasn’t he stiking people out?
[quote name=Horny Goat]game of inches on those hits against Marm. ball down the RF line, the bloop just over Castro’s glove playing in.
this game should’ve been over at 2 hrs (dying laughing)[/quote]
What about the 3 run homer blasted into left field bleachers? (dying laughing)
[quote name=melissa]What about the 3 run homer blasted into left field bleachers? (dying laughing)[/quote]Answered:
[quote name=Horny Goat]except for the blast off Pence’s bat (dying laughing)[/quote].
[quote name=ACT]Yeah, bad BABIP luck and all, but why wasn’t he stiking people out?[/quote]
Almost all of those hits were line drives. You can’t really blame BABIP for that one.
That or my memory sucks (dying laughing). Nevermind
Marmol’s slider was hanging, it wasn’t just bad luck, imo
[quote name=ACT]Yeah, bad BABIP luck and all, but why wasn’t he stiking people out?[/quote]www.whywasntmarmolstrikingpeopleout.com
Quade:
“Loved what I saw in the 8th inning.”
Guess he should have shut it down early. (dying laughing)
that chris johnson double down RF line was barely fair. that changed everything. just stuck his bat out there. same with Downs. stuck his bat out and blooped it over Castro. Marmol hadn’t given up that many hits in a few years. 1st HR since last April. oh well.
[quote name=ACT]Kerry’s FIP by year:
2009: 4.15
2010: 4.17
2011: 4.23
meh.[/quote]I agree. He’s a little above replacement at this point, but not much better than that. I still think he can fill in for a short time. I’m pretty sure Marshall would get the gig in Marmol’s absence anyway. He’s taken over the 8th inning lately.
[quote name=Berselius]Almost all of those hits were line drives. You can’t really blame BABIP for that one.
[/quote]a) Not all line drives fall for hits.
b) Line drive rate is subject to luck, as well.
[quote name=melissa]Quade:
“Loved what I saw in the 8th inning.”
Guess he should have shut it down early. (dying laughing)[/quote](dying laughing) He’s so fucking clueless.
[quote name=Berselius]Almost all of those hits were line drives. You can’t really blame BABIP for that one.
That or my memory sucks (dying laughing). Nevermind[/quote]
line drives aren’t necessarily hit well, if you know what I mean.
The ball that went over Castro was not a bloop it was a line drive. Marmol was hanging the slider and apparently his velocity was down too. I don’t necessarily think he’s injured but they touched him up. The hits down the line were fair but they weren’t softly hit.
[quote name=Horny Goat]that chris johnson double down RF line was barely fair. that changed everything. just stuck his bat out there. same with Downs. stuck his bat out and blooped it over Castro. Marmol hadn’t given up that many hits in a few years. 1st HR since last April. oh well.[/quote]I don’t know that it was a bloop over Castro. Looked like a line drive that would have been caught if he was at normal depth, but still hit pretty well.
[quote name=AndCounting]I’ll see what I can do. I’ll see if I can at least find a higher res Breaking Bad image to use as the main background. No way I can improve on the head superimpositions. Those are golden.[/quote]That would be awesome. No hurries though.
[quote name=Horny Goat]line drives aren’t necessarily hit well, if you know what I mean.[/quote]
I’m just saying that a guy who gives up 5 hits on 5 line drives is a lot less unlucky than a guy who gives up 5 hits on 5 grounders. Just sayin.
Marm was throwing a bit faster than in previous outings. HIs fastball touched 94 and his sinker reached 84, even if it didn’t have enough bite.
Could Marmol’s velocity drop and lack of movement be due to lack of work?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Could Marmol’s velocity drop and lack of movement be due to lack of work?[/quote]
They’ve been working him in more the past few weeks in non-save situations, fwiw
they just stuck their bats out there like they should. they didn’t DRIVE the ball. semantics, yes. it’s what I hate about babip. Fucking Barney hits a lot of line drives, doesn’t make him a good hitter.
Hobbit asked Cuey about Z breaking his bat. Cuey says he knows we don’t like him to do that. Sully follows up and asks if he told him that tonight. Cuey says he already knows. This will get play.
I’m not that worried about Marmol. He’s been fine all season. Shit like this happens to closers and it’s one of the reasons why you don’t spend much money on them. Unless someone can convince me that Marmol is Mariano Rivera, I see little reason to spend the money the Cubs did.
For what it’s worth, his velocity was down more in April. It’s been slightly better lately. On his first outing, his fastball was about 90, and his slider 80.
[quote name=melissa]Hobbit asked Cuey about Z breaking his bat. Cuey says he knows we don’t like him to do that. Sully follows up and asks if he told him that tonight. Cuey says he already knows. This will get play.[/quote]Sullivan is such an execrable fuck. If there is any justice in this world, he find his Ken Doll pubic region infested with the fleas of a thousand camels tonight.
[quote name=melissa]Hobbit asked Cuey about Z breaking his bat. Cuey says he knows we don’t like him to do that. Sully follows up and asks if he told him that tonight. Cuey says he already knows. This will get play.[/quote]
Marmol just had bad luck tonight and after they got the lead he said fuck it.
HG outtie, fuckfacies (dying laughing)
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“I work hard my legs are strong so it’s nothing to worry about it.This is not the first time I do that, so. I know that I have to be careful but, uh, If you guys want to know how I break this bat just come tomorrow and see me lifting weights.” Z in regard to the bat breaking. This is going to be a big ass deal, I’m willing to bet. Mainly because Q says he knows we don’t like him doing it and Z says no big deal my legs are strong. Z showing blatant disregard for team’s wishes, blah, blah, blah…
Cuey (dying laughing)
(dying laughing), didn’t catch that right away. Well done, sir
Are people really worried about a guy who is like 6-5 or 6-6 and weighs 275 pounds or more breaking a little wooden bat over his leg? (dying laughing)
Go ahead and run Z out of town, beat writers. He deserves to go get a ring somewhere
Zambrano breaking that bat over his leg is like my son breaking a toothpick over his.
[quote name=Berselius]Go ahead and run Z out of town, beat writers. He deserves to go get a ring somewhere[/quote]They really want him gone. It’s pretty baldfaced.
[quote name=Berselius]Go ahead and run Z out of town, beat writers. He deserves to go get a ring somewhere[/quote]
It’d be best for him. Cubs don’t deserve nice things.
[quote name=mb21]Are people really worried about a guy who is like 6-5 or 6-6 and weighs 275 pounds or more breaking a little wooden bat over his leg? (dying laughing)[/quote]
Kap said just moments before Z’s remarks that someday he’s going to hurt himself doing that. I’ve heard it at least a bazillion times in the Chicago media. These people are stupid enough to believe that Z is going to hurt himself breaking the bat even though he’s done it a hundred times and he’s just fine. (dying laughing)
Maybe Marmol was breaking bats over his leg in the bullpen before he came in tonight. (dying laughing)
speaking of toothpicks (nearly 3000 of them)…
I’m sure when it doesn’t break it hurts, but I’m not too worried about him severing his leg like some people are. I’m also pretty sure he’ll be alright.
What’s wrong with people?
Anything to harp on Z. Lucky he didn’t actually get dinged with the loss tonight.
More post-game bat breaking news. Hobbit confronts Z about bat breaking, “Did you tell your Manager, cause he didn’t like it?”
Z: “What manager?”
NDB: “Quade, he didn’t like you doing the bat breaking.”
Z: “It’s not the first time, (impish grin) what are you trying to do create some negative thing here between the manager and me?”
NDB:”No, I’m just asking you, he just said it here a minute ago here.”
Z, shoulder shrug: “Ok, if he don’t like it, he don’t like it, what can I do?”
[quote name=Berselius]
[/quote](dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
Z’s legs > Colvin’s lungs.
Z could probably break the Hobbit over his knee just as easily as that bat. What a stupid thing to interview about.
[quote name=melissa]More post-game bat breaking news. Hobbit confronts Z about bat breaking, “Did you tell your Manager, cause he didn’t like it?”
Z: “What manager?”
NDB: “Quade, he didn’t like you doing the bat breaking.”
Z: “It’s not the first time, (impish grin) what are you trying to do create some negative thing here between the manager and me?”
NDB:”No, I’m just asking you, he just said it here a minute ago here.”
Z, shoulder shrug: “Ok, if he don’t like it, he don’t like it, what can I do?”[/quote]
Is that shit for real?
http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2011-05-31&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2011
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2011-05-31&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2011[/quote]
Wow, it IS like a rollercoaster! (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2011-05-31&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2011[/quote]
why isn’t “zambia breaks bat on knee” on that diagram?
Marm’s WPA = -.902
WOW.
[quote name=melissa]More post-game bat breaking news. Hobbit confronts Z about bat breaking, “Did you tell your Manager, cause he didn’t like it?”
Z: “What manager?”
NDB: “Quade, he didn’t like you doing the bat breaking.”
Z: “It’s not the first time, (impish grin) what are you trying to do create some negative thing here between the manager and me?”
NDB:”No, I’m just asking you, he just said it here a minute ago here.”
Z, shoulder shrug: “Ok, if he don’t like it, he don’t like it, what can I do?”[/quote]Seriously, Paul Sullivan is a dickless fuck. He does not have a manly hair on his pathetic, pasty little corpse. What a craven, instigating little twat.
[quote name=ACT]Marm’s WPA = -.902
WOW.[/quote]That’s clearly wrong, the Cubs win probability never breaks 30%.
[quote name=ACT]Marm’s WPA = -.902
WOW.[/quote]
.321 of that WPA is going to Silva’s buyout
[quote name=GW]why isn’t “zambia breaks bat on knee” on that diagram?[/quote]Because it was such a horrible incident that it cannot be mentioned in words.
It might be time to carry over Paul Sullivan Has A Problem
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]It might be time to carry over Paul Sullivan Has A Problem[/quote]
Do it!
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]It might be time to carry over Paul Sullivan Has A Problem[/quote]
LSA +1 Rec’d NAMBLA
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Seriously, Paul Sullivan is a dickless fuck. He does not have a manly hair on his pathetic, pasty little corpse. What a craven, instigating little twat.[/quote]
To Z’s credit, his “what the fuck you want me to do about it” nonchalance about the incident is pure win.
[quote name=Aisle424]Is that shit for real?[/quote]
Sadly, yes. Transcribed it word for word from the comcast postgame. Z was just kind of shrugging it off like you can’t be serious you stupid little twat.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Do it![/quote][quote name=Berselius]LSA +1 Rec’d NAMBLA[/quote]Lemme see how Sullivan writes it up. I have to write a syllabus tonight.