I try to stay away from Cubs-oriented mailbags or “ask the expert” features because they often are littered with questions from people who should probably thank God every night that breathing is an automatic response, since if it wasn’t they would probably have a hell of a time learning how to do it. I’m talking about people who make Todd Ricketts seem like an intellectual.
I’m talking about people you can keep occupied for hours by sticking them in a round room and telling them there’s a $10 bleacher ticket in the corner.
I’m talking about people who aren’t allowed to take coffee breaks because it takes too long to re-train them.
I’m talking about Nathan H. from Omaha, Nebraska. Our friend, Mish, happened to point out a wonderful example of what I’m talking about from Mr. H. Nathan recently took crayon in hand and scrawled out a letter to Paul Sullivan that wonders why people are always so gosh-darned down on a team that last won a World Series before the Titanic was built:
I am sick and tired of Cubs fans and Chicago people always being negative about the Cubs.
We’re positive about them when they are good. 2007 and 2008 were pretty positive years, Nathan. You know why we aren’t positive more often? They aren’t good very often.
When will Cubs fans learn that all the negativity contributes to the Cubs not winning? It has to affect players to always hear that they have no chance, doesn’t it?
Hey Nathan, can you think of a recent former Cub that has blossomed when getting away from the negativity of the Cubs? For all the angst about Mark DeRosa being traded away, he spent his best years under the negative umbrella of Cubdom. Ted Lilly seems to be regressing out in L.A. Ryan Theriot is still running himself into outs and making poor defensive plays down in St. Louis.
And while I hate Cubs fans booing the players for every perceived wrong they observe on the field, it isn’t the reason they mess stuff up. Things go poorly on the field because the team isn’t very good. Marlon Byrd isn’t first-pitch swinging after a four-pitch walk to the previous batter because of fans’ negativity. Jeff Samardzija doesn’t need a GPS device to find the strikezone because fans don’t like his guaranteed contract. John Grabow and Koyie Hill would suck even if fans carried them onto the field while tossing rose petals in their paths.
Also, if you are a true Cubs fan you would not jump off the bandwagon after one week of the season just because it was not perfect!!
You can tell Nathan feels strongly about this because he is now using the double exclamation point!! Nathan, I don’t know how old you are, but unless you are about 107 years old, you don’t remember the last time the Cubs justified the love, loyalty, and money that Cubs fans fork over to the Cubs on an annual basis. We aren’t jumping off any bandwagon after a week of anything. We are pissed off that the Ricketts have thrown together a team that is less stable than a house of cards and gone about charging us for it like it is an actual World Series contender. That means they are either liars or stupid and neither option makes me all that confident of the future.
We should have won the series against the Pirates if Marmol doesn’t blow the save!! This team has the talent, they just need to perform to their abilities and we will be all right!
Oh we would have won against the juggernaut Pirates? That is your criteria of judging a good baseball team? The ability to beat the Pirates? Holy underwear, Batman. You have set the bar so low and the team still messed it up and you still think the team “has the talent?” I want some of whatever it is that Nathan is inhaling in Omaha.
What makes me really pissed is that Nathan isn’t alone. Unfortunately, the Ricketts used-car salesman tactics are working. They have successfully sold Nathan and many others like him that being a Cubs fan involves sticking with the team through its hard times, because golly-gee-willickers, they sure are trying and we just need a few breaks to go our way.
The team doesn’t have the talent, Nathan. It doesn’t. That is a fact. Every projection system in existence says this team will struggle to finish at .500. Sure, whatever it is that Quade did in the last month and half of 2010 could miraculously carry over and the Cubs could out-play their projections, but old players don’t do that very often and the Cubs are old. So when we are “critical” of the team we love, the reason we get so angry about it is because we care and don’t want them to continue to be profitable through failure anymore.
What’s your take on what I have brought up, Paul? Nathan H., Omaha,Neb.
Surely, Paul will let Nathan know that what the fans think has little, if any, bearing on what transpires on the baseball field. Maybe he’ll even do it a little more gently than I just did.
Paul’s complete unedited, unabbreviated response:
Agree wholeheartedly.
Ha.
You know how you get a one-armed Nathan H. from Omaha out of a tree?
Wave to him.
(dying laughing) @ What Is Wrong With People From Omaha?
It’s fan appreciation day!
Being a Cubs fan is a cancer. It’s killing you and there’s nothing you can do about it. Sometimes I hesitate to make fun of Nathans across the world because I think they might be retarded. Either way, I followed the 08 Cubs religously and don’t think I’ll ever do that again. It was so fucking bad, I used to partake in the BCB game threads and actually had fun.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Being a Cubs fan is a cancer. It’s killing you and there’s nothing you can do about it. Sometimes I hesitate to make fun of Nathans across the world because I think they might be retarded. Either way, I followed the 08 Cubs religously and don’t think I’ll ever do that again. It was so fucking bad, I used to partake in the BCB game threads and actually had fun.[/quote]
The stupidity of BCB is not as obvious or as irritating when things are going well. I know I’m bugged a hell of a lot more by Al and his stupidity while there are more things wrong for him to pontificate on. When the team is winning, we might not respect certain people’s comments and opinions, but what the hell we’re all just having fun.
When the team is losing like they did last year and like they most likely will do this year, the Pollyanna “everything will turn out fine in the end” attitude is annoying as hell, AND it plays right into the Ricketts plans to fiddle with revenue streams before bothering to overhaul the completely ass-backwards way their baseball operations are run.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Being a Cubs fan is a cancer. It’s killing you and there’s nothing you can do about it. [quote]
It’s only “killing” you if you take it too seriously. Poor Nathan from Omaha seems to be one of those guys who takes it too seriously. If you’re not having fun with baseball – whether it’s because you’re getting your heart broken by a postseason flop or you’re getting angry at people who aren’t as blindly optimistic as you think you are – then what’s the point?
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Being a Cubs fan is a cancer. It’s killing you and there’s nothing you can do about it. Sometimes I hesitate to make fun of Nathans across the world because I think they might be retarded. Either way, I followed the 08 Cubs religously and don’t think I’ll ever do that again. It was so fucking bad, I used to partake in the BCB game threads and actually had fun.[/quote]
Sigh, I know. We were all there before.
I am actually enjoying this year because of my low expectations. When we lose it is expected. When we win it is cool. And it is fun to watch Castro play and develop. This blog isn’t half-bad either.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Wait, in terms of logical implication, P –> Q implies ~Q –> ~P, not Q –> P[/quote]
Maybe you should just mind your Ps and Qs.
We’re a nice little blog.
You have to know when to fold em. I have really low expectations so I don’t take it as serious. But when they have a good team and you start to hope that maybe they can make some noise, it pisses me off more than anything. But a day later, I’m fine. I think that’s what seperates normal people from BCBers.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/19/mike-leake-had-250-cash-and-credit-cards-with-him-when-he-stole-those-shirts/
[quote name=Mish]http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/19/mike-leake-had-250-cash-and-credit-cards-with-him-when-he-stole-those-shirts/[/quote]That’s mindboggling to think he makes $400,000 a year and steals $60 worth of shirts.
I for one welcome our new robot pitcher overlords:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/19/robot-to-throw-out-the-first-pitch-at-the-phillies-brewers-game-tomorrow/
Kudos for what I believe to be a Simpsons reference.
[quote name=Mish]Kudos for what I believe to be a Simpsons reference.[/quote]Nothing could possibli go wrong.
[quote name=Aisle424]the Ricketts used-car salesman tactics are working[/quote]
The Cubs “Best Buy Pack” would suggest otherwise:
http://muskat.mlblogs.com/2011/04/15/415-new-cubs-ticket-package/
[quote name=GBTS]Nothing could possibli go wrong.[/quote]
With a dry, cool wit like that, you could be an action hero.
The only reason I expressed doubt about the reference is some commenter took the Itchy and Scratchy land part and started jibberjabbering about something else
[quote name=Mish]With a dry, cool wit like that, you could be an action hero.
The only reason I expressed doubt about the reference is some commenter took the Itchy and Scratchy land part and started jibberjabbering about something else[/quote]
don’t forget, we parked in the Itchy lot
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]don’t forget, we parked in the Itchy lot[/quote]I say this approximately 92% of the time I park anywhere.
[quote name=AndCounting](dying laughing) @ What Is Wrong With People From Omaha?
It’s fan appreciation day![/quote]
We aren’t all idiots in Omaha. I swear.
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]The Cubs “Best Buy Pack” would suggest otherwise:
http://muskat.mlblogs.com/2011/04/15/415-new-cubs-ticket-package//quoteIt sickens me that the Cubs are devaluing the hot dogs of their best customers.
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]The Cubs “Best Buy Pack” would suggest otherwise:
http://muskat.mlblogs.com/2011/04/15/415-new-cubs-ticket-package//quote
Well, working to a point. But I bet if Nathan H from Omaha lived in Chicago, he’d be buying those Best Buy Packs up, while checking his waiting list status every day. And there are plenty more like him.
As long as the place has 26,000 or so season ticket holders, they aren’t exactly going to be hurting for ticket revenue. It just won’t be what they thought when they bought the team.
Cubs lineup:
Fidel
Baby Bop
The Admiral
Ramiro
Pinata
Fonzarelli
Tyler Too
Ocho
Rosencrantz
[quote name=GBTS]It sickens me that the Cubs are devaluing the hot dogs of their best customers.[/quote]
Me too. I’m going to bitch and moan about it all day and then go to the ballpark tonight and buy a hotdog at regular price.
From where I stand (downtown), I’d be shocked if this game gets in. It’s not raining REALLY REALLY HARD, but it’s been falling all day and I imagine the field is soaked.
They could discount ANYTHING besides hot dogs. Why only hot dogs? Why not nachos or chicken tenders? I eat hot dogs.
There is a $10 bleacher ticket on the floor in front of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, a smart Nathan H. from Omaha, and a dumb Nathan H. from Omaha. Who picks up the ticket?
Dumb Nathan H. from Omaha because there’s no such thing as the Easter Bunny, there’s no such thing as Santa Claus, there’s no such thing as the Tooth Fairy, and there’s no such thing as a smart Nathan H. from Omaha.
[quote name=GBTS]It sickens me that the Cubs are devaluing the hot dogs of their best customers.[/quote]You can look at this 2 ways: 1) Beers and hotdogs are currently $7 and $3.75 each, respectively. That means the tickets are worth negative $0.75 each; or 2) the face value of those tickets are $8 each, which means that a hotdog and a Bud Light is worth approximately $2 each. Personally, the negative 75 cents sounds more accurate (dying laughing)
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]You can look at this 2 ways: 1) Beers and hotdogs are currently $7 and $3.75 each, respectively. That means the tickets are worth negative $0.75 each; or 2) the face value of those tickets are $8 each, which means that a hotdog and a Bud Light is worth approximately $2 each. Personally, the negative 75 cents sounds more accurate (dying laughing)[/quote]The 2011 Cubs: We’ll Pay You To Come Eat Full Price Food.
[quote name=GBTS]They could discount ANYTHING besides hot dogs. Why only hot dogs? Why not nachos or chicken tenders? I eat hot dogs.[/quote]You should see the regulars in Dunkin Donuts go crazy when I bring in my coupons that the Cubs hand out. Let’s just say it’s a good thing they’re for a free ICED coffee, or I’d have blisters on my crotch.
[quote name=Aisle424]There is a $10 bleacher ticket on the floor in front of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, a smart Nathan H. from Omaha, and a dumb Nathan H. from Omaha. Who picks up the ticket?
Dumb Nathan H. from Omaha because there’s no such thing as the Easter Bunny, there’s no such thing as Santa Claus, there’s no such thing as the Tooth Fairy, and there’s no such thing as a smart Nathan H. from Omaha.[/quote]
Nice.
[quote name=Aisle424]There is a $10 bleacher ticket on the floor in front of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, a smart Nathan H. from Omaha, and a dumb Nathan H. from Omaha. Who picks up the ticket?
Dumb Nathan H. from Omaha because there’s no such thing as the Easter Bunny, there’s no such thing as Santa Claus, there’s no such thing as the Tooth Fairy, and there’s no such thing as a smart Nathan H. from Omaha.[/quote]
Although I believe the correct quote is “Because the rest are figments of your fucking imagination!”
I would also like to see a drawing.
[quote name=GBTS]The 2011 Cubs: We’ll Pay You To Come Eat Full Price Food.[/quote]Actually, since there are approximately 19 people who come out to the games now, you can buy the “Best Buy Pack” and go sit in the $40 seats (the ushers won’t let you wander into anything more expensive without the right ticket). So, you’re easily getting $160 worth of face value seats, 4 beers and 4 hot dogs for $40. That makes the per value cost of the ticket at negative $40.75 (dying laughing)
[quote name=AndCounting]You should see the regulars in Dunkin Donuts go crazy when I bring in my coupons that the Cubs hand out. Let’s just say it’s a good thing they’re for a free ICED coffee, or I’d have blisters on my crotch.[/quote]
You are a soul-less monster for insulting the best customers of Dunkin donuts like that. The next time Al brings it up (and we know he will) I may ask him if he ever has used one of those coupons.
I love how Alvin is begging for a rainout tonight so he doesn’t have to sit in the cold rain again. As if he HAS to go or something.
It’s even funnier when I think how much he spends to view every game from a shitty spot. I’m pretty sure my tv gives me a better idea of what’s going on in each game. (dying laughing)
[quote name=WaLi2]Although I believe the correct quote is “Because the rest are figments of your fucking imagination!”
I would also like to see a drawing.[/quote]
That’s the Kevin Smith version. The joke goes back at least to the early 80s when I first heard it.
Hmm… This AI program I developed in my lab at Skynet seems to be having some issues today.
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]Actually, since there are approximately 19 people who come out to the games now, you can buy the “Best Buy Pack” and go sit in the $40 seats (the ushers won’t let you wander into anything more expensive without the right ticket). So, you’re easily getting $160 worth of face value seats, 4 beers and 4 hot dogs for $40. That makes the per value cost of the ticket at negative $40.75 (dying laughing)[/quote]
None of this factors in how the money spent on hot dogs is included in the $11.5M due Carlos Silva via signing Marlon Byrd. FAIL.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Hmm… This AI program I developed in my lab at Skynet seems to be having some issues today.[/quote]
A killer whale is not a whale, but actually a dolphin. This statement has no porpoise.
Game called due to lack of retractable roof.
Kosuke Fukudome ——> Fatherhood
Game called due to lacking any major league talent.
[quote name=Mish]None of this factors in how the money spent on hot dogs is included in the $11.5M due Carlos Silva via signing Marlon Byrd. FAIL.[/quote](dying laughing)
“They have successfully sold Nathan and many others like him that being a Cubs fan involves sticking with the team through its hard times, because golly-gee-willickers, they sure are trying and we just need a few breaks to go our way.”
Hahahaha
Smililng Castro for banner
There looks to be a lot to be done with ^^^ pic.
[quote name=Mish]Game called due to lacking any major league talent.[/quote]
Starlin Castro frowns at you.
Soto flapping around like a bird or Batman, for one.
[quote name=Mish]There looks to be a lot to be done with ^^^ pic.[/quote]
Definitely. Unfortunately I have neither photoshop nor the talent nor the creatitivity to do anything with it.
[quote name=Lukas]I love how Alvin is begging for a rainout tonight so he doesn’t have to sit in the cold rain again. As if he HAS to go or something.
It’s even funnier when I think how much he spends to view every game from a shitty spot. I’m pretty sure my tv gives me a better idea of what’s going on in each game. (dying laughing)[/quote]
I have tickets to tonight’s game and I’d prefer they just cancel it too, but I’d be willing to go just to see Al freeze his ass off in the unprotected bleacher area.
[quote name=Aisle424]I have tickets to tonight’s game and I’d prefer they just cancel it too, but I’d be willing to go just to see Al freeze his ass off in the unprotected bleacher area.[/quote]
You could photoshop Al’s face on top of frozen Jack Nicholson from “The Shining” (dying laughing)
[quote name=WaLi2]
Smililng Castro for banner[/quote]It looks like the opening gas station scene in Zoolander.
Game —–> postponed until tomorrow evening.
Al ——> Thinking it was because he asked his friend Tom to call it.
[quote name=Southside Phil]“They have successfully sold Nathan and many others like him that being a Cubs fan involves sticking with the team through its hard times, because golly-gee-willickers, they sure are trying and we just need a few breaks to go our way.”
Hahahaha[/quote]
They postponed the game because I told them you couldn’t go, Phil.
So for tomorrow its Garza and Russell…
Fucking bullpen is going to be fucked
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]So for tomorrow its Garza and Russell…
Fucking bullpen is going to be fucked[/quote]I sincerely hope that Mike Quade let both of those guys know weeks ago they’d both be pitching on April 19.
[quote name=GBTS]I sincerely hope that Mike Quade let every pitcher on the staff know weeks ago they’d both be pitching on April 19.[/quote].
[quote name=GBTS]I sincerely hope that Mike Quade let both of those guys know weeks ago they’d both be pitching on April 19.[/quote]
Yes, but he forgot to tell them who was starting the first game and who was starting the night game until last Friday.
It blows my fucking mind to this fucking day that Kevin fucking Millar had the stones to call out Lou fucking Piniella for not giving a non-roster invitee sufficient notice of when he was entering a spring training game.
Did you hear that Nathan H. from Omaha froze to death outside a movie
theater?
He was waiting to see the movie “Closed for the Winter.”
Did you hear what happened when Nathan H. from Omaha tried to blow up a car?
He burned his lips on the exhaust pipe.
Nathan H. from Omaha was suffering from constipation, so his doctor prescribed suppositories. A week later he complained to the doctor that they didn’t produce the desired results.
“Have you been taking them regularly?” the doctor asked.
“What do you think I’ve been doing,” Nathan H. said, “Shoving them up my ass?”
Nathan H. from Omaha came home one day from work, hung up his coat, took off his hat and walked into his bedroom shouting “honey I’m home!”
What should he see but his best friend in bed with his wife. Infuriated, he rushed to the cupboard, pulled out his gun and put it to his head. His wife started laughing. “Don’t laugh!” he screamed. “You’re next!”
How do you know if Nathan H from Omaha has been using a computer?
There’s whiteout on the screen.
(dying laughing) I think Nathan H is actually Paul Sullivan. He just wanted to agree with someone for once!!
[quote name=AndCounting](dying laughing) @ What Is Wrong With People From Omaha?
It’s fan appreciation day![/quote]I love that tag. Just think about how many different versions there can be. How many cities are there?
[quote name=mb21](dying laughing) I think Nathan H is actually Paul Sullivan. He just wanted to agree with someone for once!![/quote]I think it’s absolutely hilarious that Sullivan is agreeing that negativity is the source of the Cubs’ woes. That bright little drop of sunshine just wishes Cubs fans would be more positive, and then maybe the team would play up to and above their potential.
[quote name=AndCounting]I think it’s absolutely hilarious that Sullivan is agreeing that negativity is the source of the Cubs’ woes. That bright little drop of sunshine just wishes Cubs fans would be more positive, and then maybe the team would play up to and above their potential.[/quote]
Yet he often sows the seeds of discontent every time he plays up Zambrano’s emotions, or the untradeability of Soriano’s contract, or Ramirez’s injury history or whatever else he decides is good copy.
[quote name=Aisle424]Yet he often sows the seeds of discontent every time he plays up Zambrano’s emotions, or the untradeability of Soriano’s contract, or Ramirez’s injury history or whatever else he decides is good copy.[/quote]
It’s okay because he’s a journalist.
[quote name=Aisle424]Yet he often sows the seeds of discontent every time he plays up Zambrano’s emotions, or the untradeability of Soriano’s contract, or Ramirez’s injury history or whatever else he decides is good copy.[/quote]Exactly. The biggest reason the average fan is disgusted is because of Sullivan and Whittenmeyer. I don’t believe the average fan is that upset about the team being unable to contend for what it’s worth. I think the avid fan is, but we’re few and far between. The average fan has always been the Kool-Aid drinking fans and what’s changed in recent years is that the Cubs journalists have gone from covering the games to creating the news.
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=6390938
Yay.
Your new Castro W picture is in place, RC. If I didn’t break the Internet in the process.
(dying laughing) that picture is so perfect. It captures everything there is about a win for so many Cubs fans.
Good to hear Wells and Cashner got the green light from the doctor. Probably about 4 weeks until we see them at the big league level, but it’s good news. The Cubs can’t handle James Russell starting too many more games.
[quote name=mb21]The Cubs can’t handle James Russell starting too many more games.[/quote]
I don’t think I can either. I might have to boo tomorrow.
Sully doesn’t agree with Nathan and he only printed his letter because he loves to mock Cubs fans like him. Sully has made no secret of his love for the Sox and loves to mock the over-optimistic everything is rainbows and unicorns Cubs fan and the org itself. I actually feel a little sorry for Nathan because Sully only printed this letter because he’s laughing at it. I just wish he had the balls to come out and actually skewer Nathan the way A424 did here. This letter is just another example of Sullivan’s lack of a spine.
Hey is there a place where I can find sortable park factors, mb? FPM Steve Stone just called the Trop the best triples park in the majors and I’d like to fact check that shit.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor/_/year/2010/sort/triplesFactor
To get an actual idea you need to take the average of all ballparks for at least 3 to 5 years. I don’t know if it’s the best triples ballpark, but it’s certainly one of them.
Cubs lose (tomorrow)
Hope you guys enjoy this one…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Announcing-the-winners-of-the-Kevin-Youkilis-pho?urn=mlb-wp3871
[quote name=mb21]http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor/_/year/2010/sort/triplesFactor
To get an actual idea you need to take the average of all ballparks for at least 3 to 5 years. I don’t know if it’s the best triples ballpark, but it’s certainly one of them.[/quote]
Beautiful thanks for this.
[quote name=melissa]Sully doesn’t agree with Nathan and he only printed his letter because he loves to mock Cubs fans like him. Sully has made no secret of his love for the Sox and loves to mock the over-optimistic everything is rainbows and unicorns Cubs fan and the org itself. I actually feel a little sorry for Nathan because Sully only printed this letter because he’s laughing at it. I just wish he had the balls to come out and actually skewer Nathan the way A424 did here. This letter is just another example of Sullivan’s lack of a spine.[/quote]
He definitely ran it so he could set up his next joke after he ran the letter from the old dude who was fed up with the Cubs sucking.
http://isthereacubsgametoday.com/
Amusing, but wrong.
This guy should be a Cubs fan – he rips Colby Lewis for missing a start to be with his wife as she gives birth. the fucking nerve.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2011/04/welcome_back_to_earth_texas_ra.php
[quote name=Mish]This guy should be a Cubs fan – he rips Colby Lewis for missing a start to be with his wife as she gives birth. the fucking nerve.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2011/04/welcome_back_to_earth_texas_ra.php/quote
Psssh. Kids aren’t nearly as important as baseball.
[quote name=melissa]Sully doesn’t agree with Nathan and he only printed his letter because he loves to mock Cubs fans like him. Sully has made no secret of his love for the Sox and loves to mock the over-optimistic everything is rainbows and unicorns Cubs fan and the org itself. I actually feel a little sorry for Nathan because Sully only printed this letter because he’s laughing at it. I just wish he had the balls to come out and actually skewer Nathan the way A424 did here. This letter is just another example of Sullivan’s lack of a spine.[/quote]Watch it. This is a hobbit being we’re talking about here.
[quote name=AndCounting]Watch it. This is a hobbit being we’re talking about here.[/quote](dying laughing)
[quote name=AndCounting]Watch it. This is a hobbit being we’re talking about here.[/quote]
Correct. Hobbits have feelings too, I’ll keep that in mind in the future.
Oh boy:
That’s just asking to be ‘shopped.
[quote name=GBTS]Oh boy:
That’s just asking to be ‘shopped.[/quote]To the forest!
[quote name=AndCounting]To the forest![/quote]He could probably still hang with Prince, too.
This is terrible, but what the hell.
(dying laughing)
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(dying laughing) i love it
(dying laughing) well done, AC
Greinke on his way…
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/19/zack-greinke-tosses-three-scoreless-innings-in-first-rehab-start/
Milwaukee and Cincinnati now tied atop the NL Central.
Blackhawks aren’t dead yet.
poor Knickerbockers
[quote name=melissa]Sully doesn’t agree with Nathan and he only printed his letter because he loves to mock Cubs fans like him. Sully has made no secret of his love for the Sox and loves to mock the over-optimistic everything is rainbows and unicorns Cubs fan and the org itself. I actually feel a little sorry for Nathan because Sully only printed this letter because he’s laughing at it. I just wish he had the balls to come out and actually skewer Nathan the way A424 did here. This letter is just another example of Sullivan’s lack of a spine.[/quote]
Sully is a self-loathing midget. No disrespect for little people. I was speaking figuratively. He’d be the biggest Cubs homer if they’d have won the WS in 1984, 2003.. whenever. Just once in his lifetime. Bitter asshat, he is.
I hate Arsenal, and you should, too.
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Who is the better pitcher in Cubs history: Kerry Wood or Carlos Zambrano? Ask Paul Sullivan or any Cubs fan. I’m pretty sure Zambrano has the edge but guess what they would say and by how much.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Who is the better pitcher in Cubs history: Kerry Wood or Carlos Zambrano? Ask Paul Sullivan or any Cubs fan. I’m pretty sure Zambrano has the edge but guess what they would say and by how much.[/quote]
Depends on if you were asking in 2003 or now, I guess.
that time again, MO?
[quote name=Rice Cube]Depends on if you were asking in 2003 or now, I guess.[/quote]
all time
[quote name=Horny Goat]that time again, MO?[/quote]Tomorrow. NLD. We haven’t a prayer, but I hate those bastards. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Horny Goat]all time[/quote]
In that case, I’d say Z, most definitely.
My statement was more of a hypothetical though. If you’d asked me in 2003, I’d have said Wood or Prior. Those were the days…
[quote name=Rice Cube]In that case, I’d say Z, most definitely.
My statement was more of a hypothetical though. If you’d asked me in 2003, I’d have said Wood or Prior. Those were the days…[/quote]
my point is most fans and the media would easily say Wood because he’s such a fan favorite as opposed to the ‘head case’ and ‘overpaid’ Zambrano. Fascinating, and Big Z isn’t even 30 years old yet. Some of it has to do with 2003 when the cubs were so close to the WS, but then look what happened. Wood lost game 7. What if Z had lost game 7? (dying laughing)
I assumed this topic was covered already.
This is a different kind of TOOTBLAN…
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13936237
I agree with you HG.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I agree with you HG.[/quote]
I know there was a list of the greatest Cubs pitchers of all time and Zambrano was very high on it. Higher than Woody. It’s just something to throw in the face of fuckfaces like Sully every chance we get.
Woody isn’t even close, but oh those intangibles…
the great Rivera blew a save against Toronto tonight. Go out and buy a lottery ticket.
[quote name=Horny Goat]Woody isn’t even close, but oh those intangibles…[/quote]
I feel bad for Wood because he was basically “cursed” with bad health throughout his career. What might have been never became. I still like Wood very much but I don’t think he’s that great of a pitcher and that’s not really his fault (at least I don’t think it is given the injuries). But my man-crush on Z is without shame.
Nathan H. from Omaha tried to swim all the way across the ocean, but swam half way and decided he wouldn’t make it, so he swam back.
[quote name=Aisle424]Nathan H. from Omaha tried to swim all the way across the ocean, but swam half way and decided he wouldn’t make it, so he swam back.[/quote]
sad thing is he took the greyhound bus all the way just for that.
Nathan H. broke his arm raking leaves.
He fell out of the tree.
[quote name=Horny Goat]sad thing is he took the greyhound bus all the way just for that.[/quote]
The New York-to-Paris gag has been taken off of Google maps, but you can still do San Francisco-to-China. The route includes tolls and a ferry, and also two kayak trips across the Pacific Ocean.
Nathan H. probably should’ve used a kayak so he wouldn’t have been so tired.
Of course the kayak probably broke when he tried to row it across I-80 to get from Omaha to SF…
[quote name=Rice Cube]The New York-to-Paris gag has been taken off of Google maps, but you can still do San Francisco-to-China. The route includes tolls and a ferry, and also two kayak trips across the Pacific Ocean.[/quote]
I almost tried that one
Jae Hoon Ha is killing it for Daytona. 4-5 with second homer tonight.
In other news Cashner and wells will both begin throwing on friday. i do not believe cashner will go to pen. the cubs are determined to let him start. i hope they stay with him
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0420-bits-cubs-padres-chicago-20110419,0,7393839.story
also bears first 3 games are brutal
[quote name=Horny Goat]my point is most fans and the media would easily say Wood because he’s such a fan favorite as opposed to the ‘head case’ and ‘overpaid’ Zambrano. Fascinating, and Big Z isn’t even 30 years old yet. Some of it has to do with 2003 when the cubs were so close to the WS, but then look what happened. Wood lost game 7. What if Z had lost game 7? (dying laughing)
I assumed this topic was covered already.[/quote]
If you asked people who had the better career they would undoubtedly say Zambrano. Most fans like Wood better, but they recognize that his injuries have really prevented him from being as good a pitcher as Zambrano.
Even Alvin has Z at #43 and Wood at #59 on his lame top 100 list.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]also bears first 3 games are not going to be played[/quote]
/Goodelled
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]/Goodelled[/quote]
Bubbles supports the owners
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Bubbles supports the owners[/quote]
Seriously? Why? I’m pretty convinced that the players are on the right end of this dispute.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Bubbles supports the owners[/quote]Fuck. Them. NFL players get shafted. But this is unsurprising. Most sports fans buy the “greedy players” line of BS they are fed by the owners.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Fuck. Them. NFL players get shafted. But this is unsurprising. Most sports fans buy the “greedy players” line of BS they are fed by the owners.[/quote]
NFL owners are the worst. They are raking in billions, in a sport that (a) has no guaranteed contracts; and (b) leaves the players virtually crippled for life.
Meanwhile, they think that they didn’t get a good enough deal last time the negotiated a CBA so they are using all different types of underhanded legal techniques to try to screw the players.
Fuck them indeed.
[quote name=Hector Villanueva ]If you asked people who had the better career they would undoubtedly say Zambrano. Most fans like Wood better, but they recognize that his injuries have really prevented him from being as good a pitcher as Zambrano.
Even Alvin has Z at #43 and Wood at #59 on his lame top 100 list.[/quote]
I still think most cubs fans across the nation would consider Woody the “better pitcher” over his career because they don’t look at the overall production. Maybe I’m wrong but you know how fan sentiment gets in the way.
]
[quote name=Hector Villanueva ]NFL owners are the worst. They are raking in billions, in a sport that (a) has no guaranteed contracts; and (b) leaves the players virtually crippled for life.
Meanwhile, they think that they didn’t get a good enough deal last time the negotiated a CBA so they are using all different types of underhanded legal techniques to try to screw the players.
Fuck them indeed.[/quote]Yeah. The owners are cutting their own throat here, though. This league was going bonkers and they are flushing it down the drain.
yeah, fuck the NFL owners, and they supposedly have enough $ to actually sit out an entire year. FUCK THEM.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Fuck. Them. NFL players get shafted. But this is unsurprising. Most sports fans buy the “greedy players” line of BS they are fed by the owners.[/quote]
Bubbles inherently supports managment over labor in any dispute. No matter the situation. Bubbles also supports NFL players holding out and hates the 18 game schedule so he is conflicted.
In other news Brandon Wood was DFA’d fucking joke
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Bubbles inherently supports managment over labor in any dispute. No matter the situation. Bubbles also supports NFL players holding out and hates the 18 game schedule so he is conflicted.
In other news Brandon Wood was DFA’d fucking joke[/quote]Card-carrying union member here. ‘Nuff said.
Man, Brandon Wood was supposed to be an incredible player. There was almost a fight over him in a fantasy draft I had a few years back. (dying laughing)
Also quick little thought Matt Purke of TCU is going to see James Andrews for shoulder problem. His velocity was pretty bad. Cashners velocity was good. Maybe his shoulder is fine
[quote name=Horny Goat]I still think most cubs fans across the nation would consider Woody the “better pitcher” over his career because they don’t look at the overall production. Maybe I’m wrong but you know how fan sentiment gets in the way.[/quote]
Maybe I don’t know as many stupid fans as you do. Most of the fans I know would put Wood in the category of a great talent that never lived up to his potential because of injuries. They would Z in the category of a good pitcher for a long time for the Cubs.
I think a couple of idiots on BCB and the beat writers have made people forget that Z was at one time perhaps the most beloved Cubs player. I would wager that he has gotten more standing ovations over the last 8 years than any other Cub.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Bubbles inherently supports managment over labor in any dispute. No matter the situation. Bubbles also supports NFL players holding out and hates the 18 game schedule so he is conflicted.
In other news Brandon Wood was DFA’d fucking joke[/quote]
I usually support management as well. But the NFL owners are awful people.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Card-carrying union member here. ‘Nuff said.[/quote]
Fair enough. Agree to disagree. I jsut think that if i were the owners i would do the same thing. And i understand the owners side in the NBA even more than the NFL. But i understand why the players in the NFL are constantly screwed which is why i always support them holding out
[quote name=Hector Villanueva ]I usually support management as well. But the NFL owners are awful people.[/quote]
I dont think they are awful people i just think they see a way to maximize revenues and they want to maximize their bottomline. You dont get to be an NFL owner without being an amaizing bizness person and they see they have an opportunity to get a bigger slice of the pie. I cant blame them. :/
[quote name=Hector Villanueva ]I usually support management as well. But the NFL owners are awful people.[/quote]Seriously. Look at these people:
Jerry Jones
Dan Snyder
Arthur Blank
The Glazers
The McCaskeys
…that’s just 5, and that’s already a list of terrible people. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Man, Brandon Wood was supposed to be an incredible player. There was almost a fight over him in a fantasy draft I had a few years back. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Would you put a claim on him? Dont know where he would go on this roster but he has to be more valuable than Reed I havent played in 3 weeks Johnson. and he still can play SS i think. Baker can then play some OF and Kosuke and Tyler could fill in in CF
I’m just going to leave before I start on a rant about people yanking their crank to Ayn Rand to justify their need to exploit people to fatten their own wallet.
[quote name=Hector Villanueva ]Maybe I don’t know as many stupid fans as you do. Most of the fans I know would put Wood in the category of a great talent that never lived up to his potential because of injuries. They would Z in the category of a good pitcher for a long time for the Cubs.
I think a couple of idiots on BCB and the beat writers have made people forget that Z was at one time perhaps the most beloved Cubs player. I would wager that he has gotten more standing ovations over the last 8 years than any other Cub.[/quote]
maybe so, but Z is also not admired at all nationally, which really bugs me, and those beat writers have a lot of pull with Cubs fans, which is a huge injustice.
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]Would you put a claim on him? Dont know where he would go on this roster but he has to be more valuable than Reed I havent played in 3 weeks Johnson. and he still can play SS i think. Baker can then play some OF and Kosuke and Tyler could fill in in CF[/quote]He’s not better than Baker, DeWitt or Barney. No need to grab him.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I’m just going to leave before I start on a rant about people yanking their crank to Ayn Rand to justify their need to exploit people to fatten their own wallet.[/quote]
I would love to talk Ayn Rand. What a bitch (dying laughing)
I admire Ayn Rand’s atheism, which is a product of her upbringing, but other than that..
maybe we shouldn’t get into it (dying laughing)
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]He’s not better than Baker, DeWitt or Barney. No need to grab him.[/quote]
i guess my point is that he must have had skills at one point. Reed johnson plays once a week. Maybe get him and stash him? I am shocked how much he has sucked.
Sorry for the political thing MO.
[quote name=Horny Goat]I admire Ayn Rand’s atheism, which is a product of her upbringing, but other than that..
maybe we shouldn’t get into it (dying laughing)[/quote]
who the fuck is ayn rand?
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]who the fuck is ayn rand?[/quote]
googling is shorter than reading her works.
she also made some very interesting TV appearances in the 70s with Phil Donahue, etc.. which you can find on youtube.
also Mike Wallace in the 60s
Her rejection of altruism is the biggest beef I have with her, not capitalism. I am not a communist or devout socialist.
The political talk will stop NOW!!!
I’m watching you.
[quote name=Aisle424]The political talk will stop NOW!!!
I’m watching you.[/quote]
OK, big brother
[quote name=Horny Goat]OK, big brother[/quote]
I’ll flag this one myself.
one can have both freedom and altruism. nuff said.
atlas shrugged came out last weekend, i believe
[quote name=Aisle424]I’ll flag this one myself.[/quote]
flag it all you want. I’m a-gonna steal from the rich and give to the poor. try and stop me! ahahahahahahah
http://thesportseconomist.com/2011/03/03/fair-shares-in-the-nfl/
one take on the labor dispute
[quote name=GW]atlas shrugged came out last weekend, i believe[/quote]
I’ll have to see that no matter how weird and dreadful it may be.
[quote name=Horny Goat]I’ll have to see that no matter how weird and dreadful it may be.[/quote]
ditto
say what you will about Ayn Rand, but it was certainly semen in a biscuit.
[quote name=Horny Goat]say what you will about Ayn Rand, but it was certainly semen in a biscuit.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
I would recommend to anyone, not only her books, but those entertaining interviews with Donahue, Mike wallace, Tom Snyder, maybe others, on youtube. they get very heated. I think she did 2-3 on Donahue right before she died. The audience hated her, of course. Good stuff, so in touch with what we’re going through today.
have fun (dying laughing)
I enjoyed the jokes and angst, but sorry guys, anyone can see that Nathan H. is 12.
I’m sure Sullivan printed it and gave the response he did so he could kill several birds with one stone, i.e., make a kid’s day, mock Cubs fans without the kid realizing, and set up the other letter in the mailbag.
[quote name=Mish]This guy should be a Cubs fan – he rips Colby Lewis for missing a start to be with his wife as she gives birth. the fucking nerve.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/2011/04/welcome_back_to_earth_texas_ra.php/quote
Fuck the Dallas Observer in general. Buncha slack-jawed fagets.
Read this first.
http://www.msgunowners.com/t14204-westboro-baptist-church-is-coming-to-brandon-ms
Then this.
http://thehayride.com/2011/04/westboro-baptist-church-goes-to-mississippi-and-loses/
[quote name=Suburban Kid]I enjoyed the jokes and angst, but sorry guys, anyone can see that Nathan H. is 12.
I’m sure Sullivan printed it and gave the response he did so he could kill several birds with one stone, i.e., make a kid’s day, mock Cubs fans without the kid realizing, and set up the other letter in the mailbag.[/quote]
I guesstimated he is probably around 16 or he is a pseudonym for a 50-something blogger with an affinity for bologna sandwiches.
[quote name=Horny Goat]yeah, fuck the NFL owners, and they supposedly have enough $ to actually sit out an entire year. FUCK THEM.[/quote]Agreed. What’s interesting to me is that the only business on the planet in which people side with the owners over the employees is sports. Every other business the talk is always about how the employees are getting screwed over by management. But when it comes to sports, it’s the exact opposite. I’ll never understand that one.
[quote name=mb21]Agreed. What’s interesting to me is that the only business on the planet in which people side with the owners over the employees is sports. Every other business the talk is always about how the employees are getting screwed over by management. But when it comes to sports, it’s the exact opposite. I’ll never understand that one.[/quote]
I’m guessing the lavish lifestyles of the athletes are more prominent and out in the open than that of the owners, even though wealth is even for the most part. Thus, the resentment. I don’t agree with that sentiment, but that’s my best guess.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]I enjoyed the jokes and angst, but sorry guys, anyone can see that Nathan H. is 12.
I’m sure Sullivan printed it and gave the response he did so he could kill several birds with one stone, i.e., make a kid’s day, mock Cubs fans without the kid realizing, and set up the other letter in the mailbag.[/quote]I’ve never known a 12 year old who was aware of the negativity surrounding his or her favorite team. Maybe Nathan H. is 12 and has been to dozens and dozens of games while also reading the newspapers and message boards, but I doubt it. 12 year olds don’t care that much. I’m guessing he’s in his 40s or 50s. and remembers when this kind of complaining didn’t exist.
My oldest nephew pays a lot of attention to football (college and professional). He’s a huge Steelers fan and a Hawkeyes fan. There have been tons of complaints over the years about the Iowa offensive coordinator. He spends more time reading about football than I ever have or ever will, but he has no idea that people are complaining about Ken O’Keefe. In his world, everything is peachy and all the Hawkeyes fans are as happy with everything as he is.
He’s 12 years old and I’d almost guarantee he reads as much stuff about sports as any 12 year old has.
I don’t think people recognize how negative people are about their favorite team until much later than that. I highly doubt Nathan H. is 12 years old.
[quote name=Mish]I’m guessing the lavish lifestyles of the athletes are more prominent and out in the open than that of the owners, even though wealth is even for the most part. Thus, the resentment. I don’t agree with that sentiment, but that’s my best guess.[/quote]I think it’s part that and it’s also partly because the fans grew up wanting to play the sport and would play it for free. If they were good enough to play professional sports, they would not play for free.
[quote name=Aisle424]I guesstimated he is probably around 16 or he is a pseudonym for a 50-something blogger with an affinity for bologna sandwiches.[/quote]
[quote name=mb21]I’ve never known a 12 year old who was aware of the negativity surrounding his or her favorite team. Maybe Nathan H. is 12 and has been to dozens and dozens of games while also reading the newspapers and message boards, but I doubt it. 12 year olds don’t care that much. I’m guessing he’s in his 40s or 50s. and remembers when this kind of complaining didn’t exist.
My oldest nephew pays a lot of attention to football (college and professional). He’s a huge Steelers fan and a Hawkeyes fan. There have been tons of complaints over the years about the Iowa offensive coordinator. He spends more time reading about football than I ever have or ever will, but he has no idea that people are complaining about Ken O’Keefe. In his world, everything is peachy and all the Hawkeyes fans are as happy with everything as he is.
He’s 12 years old and I’d almost guarantee he reads as much stuff about sports as any 12 year old has.
I don’t think people recognize how negative people are about their favorite team until much later than that. I highly doubt Nathan H. is 12 years old.[/quote]Shut me right up.
[quote name=mb21]I think it’s part that and it’s also partly because the fans grew up wanting to play the sport and would play it for free. If they were good enough to play professional sports, they would not play for free.[/quote]
“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”
- The Joker, “The Dark Knight”
My first guess would have been 12 or 13, but then I started thinking about when I was that age and my nephew and his friends. The negativity doesn’t exist in their world. My nephew is a Yankees fan and A-Rod is his favorite player. He knows that some people complain about A-Rod because everything you read about A-Rod talks about that. I think he also has some friends who refer to A-Rod as a cheater, but I don’t think he really knows why. He thinks it’s all related to steroids, which isn’t even half of it. He just doesn’t know. Doesn’t care.
Yeah, it was the double exclamation marks and use of “we” that made me think it was a kid.
But on second thought the swipe at “Chicago people” and the use of the phrase “playing up to their abilities” makes it sound more like a (cretinous) adult.
http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2011/04/16-game-baseball-season.html
Also, how many 12 year olds are listening to talk radio, reading blogs and the comments and really even paying attention to anything other than the wins, losses, and their favorite players? Being a sports fan at that age is so different than it is for an adult. My nephew claimed for several years he was a Cavs fan. He was really a LeBron fan. He’s now a Heat fan.
I was 12 years old in 1986. Sandberg and Sutcliffe were my favorite players. Maddux would soon join them. If Sandberg was traded to the Cardinals in 1986, I’d probably have become a Cardinals fan. I’m not from Chicago so my only ties to the Cubs were that they were on TV more than any other team. The Cardinals weren’t on as often then, but there was at least 80 to 90 games televised. No doubt I would have become a Cardinals fan.
By the time Maddux moved onto the Braves I had been a Cubs fan for too long and had too many fond memories of the Cubs even though they sucked most of the time. I did watch almost as many Braves games as I did Cubs games after Maddux was traded.
Things are just different.
[quote name=mb21]My oldest nephew pays a lot of attention to football (college and professional). He’s a huge Steelers fan and a Hawkeyes fan. There have been tons of complaints over the years about the Iowa offensive coordinator. He spends more time reading about football than I ever have or ever will, but he has no idea that people are complaining about Ken O’Keefe. In his world, everything is peachy and all the Hawkeyes fans are as happy with everything as he is.
He’s 12 years old and I’d almost guarantee he reads as much stuff about sports as any 12 year old has.
[/quote]
Cool story, bro.
It was around age 14 that I started becoming an internet douche, so I don’t think it’s unpossible per say, but something tells me Nathan H. from Omaha is not a lot like me.
[quote name=Mish]It was around age 14 that I started becoming an internet douche, so I don’t think it’s unpossible per say, but something tells me Nathan H. from Omaha is not a lot like me.[/quote]I would guess few people near that age are like you. I don’t mean that in a negative way at all.
I suppose it’s possible, but after reading what Nathan said, I don’t think he’s that age. I think he’s an adult and I’d be surprised otherwise.
[quote name=mb21]Also, how many 12 year olds are listening to talk radio, reading blogs and the comments and really even paying attention to anything other than the wins, losses, and their favorite players? Being a sports fan at that age is so different than it is for an adult. My nephew claimed for several years he was a Cavs fan. He was really a LeBron fan. He’s now a Heat fan.
I was 12 years old in 1986. Sandberg and Sutcliffe were my favorite players. Maddux would soon join them. If Sandberg was traded to the Cardinals in 1986, I’d probably have become a Cardinals fan. I’m not from Chicago so my only ties to the Cubs were that they were on TV more than any other team. The Cardinals weren’t on as often then, but there was at least 80 to 90 games televised. No doubt I would have become a Cardinals fan.
By the time Maddux moved onto the Braves I had been a Cubs fan for too long and had too many fond memories of the Cubs even though they sucked most of the time. I did watch almost as many Braves games as I did Cubs games after Maddux was traded.
Things are just different.[/quote]Still shut right up.
So has this blog taken the bold stance that 12 year olds aren’t fagets?
[quote name=Mish]http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2011/04/16-game-baseball-season.html[/quote]
Right. It’s also why tournaments like the WBC are/can be fun.
[quote name=GBTS]So has this blog taken the bold stance that 12 year olds aren’t fagets?[/quote]
Definitely not paying attention.
[quote name=mb21]I would guess few people near that age are like you. I don’t mean that in a negative way at all.
I suppose it’s possible, but after reading what Nathan said, I don’t think he’s that age. I think he’s an adult and I’d be surprised otherwise.[/quote]
Agreed
[quote name=GBTS]So has this blog taken the bold stance that 12 year olds aren’t fagets?[/quote]
Speak for yourself.
If nobody knew who Al was and I quoted him, people would think he’s 12 years old. Nathan reminds me more of Al.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Then this.
http://thehayride.com/2011/04/westboro-baptist-church-goes-to-mississippi-and-loses//quote
Cool Story ‘Bro.
/Sincerely
[quote name=cdw]Cool Story ‘Bro.
/Sincerely[/quote]
I love stories with happy endings.
[quote name=mb21]I would guess few people near that age are like you. I don’t mean that in a negative way at all.
I suppose it’s possible, but after reading what Nathan said, I don’t think he’s that age. I think he’s an adult and I’d be surprised otherwise.[/quote]
I was born in 1983. I really didn’t spend very much time on the internet until I graduated from college and started a desk job. I didn’t even become aware of sports blogs until about 4 years ago.
But, when I was a kid I was a voracious consumer of all sports media. I read all the mainstream sports media available and listened to talk radio. If the internet was like it is today, I have no doubt I would be reading and commenting on sports blogs.
I think it is likely that Nathan H. is an adult, but I wouldn’t doubt that a kid would write something similar to Sullivan.
My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we’d make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it’s breathtaking, I suggest you try it.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we’d make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it’s breathtaking, I suggest you try it.[/quote]
An evil childhood…?
The Leake story continues…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Report-Mike-Leake-paid-for-shirts-was-trying-t?urn=mlb-wp3920
New York Times 8======)~ Sam Fuld, too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/sports/baseball/20fuld.html?_r=1
[quote name=Rice Cube]The Leake story continues…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Report-Mike-Leake-paid-for-shirts-was-trying-t?urn=mlb-wp3920/quote
What an idiot.
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/4/20/2122335/what-will-the-cubs-roster-look-like-next-april-biggest-cubs-off
First comment fail.
[quote name=Rice Cube]The Leake story continues…
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Report-Mike-Leake-paid-for-shirts-was-trying-t?urn=mlb-wp3920/quoteThis excuse being true opens at +800.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/4/20/2122335/what-will-the-cubs-roster-look-like-next-april-biggest-cubs-off
First comment fail.[/quote]
A comprehensive look at the Cubs’ roster going forward is unreasonable to Alvin.
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/4/19/2119938/lucky-pinstripes
This post about how players perform in different uniforms deserves a discussion and nearly a dozen comments from Alvin.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we’d make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it’s breathtaking, I suggest you try it.[/quote]My father would drink…he would womanize…he would make outrageous claims, like that he had invented the question mark. My mother was a French prostitute with webbed feet named Chloe, who suffered that peculiar malaise that only the brilliant know and that the genius lament.
[quote name=mb21]I think it’s part that and it’s also partly because the fans grew up wanting to play the sport and would play it for free. If they were good enough to play professional sports, they would not play for free.[/quote]This. They would play it for free so how dare someone get paid $50 million to play it.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]My father would drink…he would womanize…he would make outrageous claims, like that he had invented the question mark. My mother was a French prostitute with webbed feet named Chloe, who suffered that peculiar malaise that only the brilliant know and that the genius lament.[/quote]
My father was… a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn’t like that. Not-one-bit. So – me watching – he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it! Turns to me, and he says, “why so serious, son?” Comes at me with the knife… “Why so serious?” He sticks the blade in my mouth… “Let’s put a smile on that face!”
That’s at least two Joker quotes in this thread so far.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]My father was… a drinker. And a fiend. And one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn’t like that. Not-one-bit. So – me watching – he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it! Turns to me, and he says, “why so serious, son?” Comes at me with the knife… “Why so serious?” He sticks the blade in my mouth… “Let’s put a smile on that face!”[/quote]That’s how we do it in Belgium. Call it a “Belgian Dip.”
[quote name=Mish]That’s at least 2 or 288 Joker quotes in this thread so far.[/quote]
Fixed it myself.
[quote name=Mish]Fixed it myself.[/quote]Sinner.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/4/20/2122335/what-will-the-cubs-roster-look-like-next-april-biggest-cubs-off
First comment fail.[/quote]Al is a fucking asshole. That guy put together a pretty interesting thread with some useful information and that’s what Al says?
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Al is a fucking asshole. That guy put together a pretty interesting thread with some useful information and that’s what Al says?[/quote]That’s how he rolls.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Al is a fucking asshole. That guy put together a pretty interesting thread with some useful information and that’s what Al says?[/quote]
Yet he comments like a faget in heat on the Z pitches better in the blue jersey fanpost.
[quote name=Mish]That’s at least two Joker quotes in this thread so far.[/quote]
Nerds.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]That’s how he rolls.[/quote]MO, what’s your thoughts on the Bears draft? OL in the 1st? DT in 2nd?
Soto in game 1…which means I get to see Cubs legend Koyie Hill in the second game. Me so excited.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]MO, what’s your thoughts on the Bears draft? OL in the 1st? DT in 2nd?[/quote]
The draft isn’t even until next week. I’ll wait awhile.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]My father would drink…he would womanize…he would make outrageous claims, like that he had invented the question mark. My mother was a French prostitute with webbed feet named Chloe, who suffered that peculiar malaise that only the brilliant know and that the genius lament.[/quote]
Dave: All right now, son, I want you to get a good night’s rest. And remember, I could murder you while you sleep. It’s easy, son, all you have to do is be quiet and willing to do it. And son, I am *willing* to do it. And, I’ve got *quiet shoes*. Good night, son. Sleep well.
Kevin: Daddy drank…
Dave: Oh, son! Son, how many girls called you today? Zero? And how many girls called you yesterday? Lemme guess — zero? Well, you know what they say, son. Zero plus zero equals FAG! Zero times any other number always equals FAG! Think about it, ya little mathematician.
Kevin: Daddy was a salesman. Daddy drank…
Dave:Son! Son, wake up! Wake up! It’s midnight Christmas eve, and I just wanted so say thank you, son. I don’t deserve this, son. I don’t deserve anything to be honest with you. I just don’t deserve this. [opens present] What the hell is this? Tap shoes? I don’t dance. I can’t dance, ya little bastard!
Kevin: Daddy couldn’t dance; oh, Daddy could *drink.*
Dave:Hey son, you know how you’ve been bugging me to go and get you a puppy? Well today after work, I went out and I bought you one. But on the way home, I got hungry and I ate him! I’m joking. I’d never buy you a puppy.
Kevin: Why didn’t Daddy give up drinking? He couldn’t. Daddy drank for the government!
[Son wakes and turns on his lamp, to find Daddy poised with his hands inches away from throttling him to death]
Dave: Oh, did I wake you, son? Geez, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up there. I’m just looking for my mocassins. I don’t know where…they seem to have disappeared oddly. Well, you just get a good night’s sleep. I’m going to go out and buy a lot of carpeting. You know what, I sell the crap, don’t I?
Kevin: Oh sure, I drink a little, but I’m not my Daddy. He was older and had children like me. Oh, I drink before I go to bed when I sleep; it’s not a drinking thing, it’s a sleeping thing. a drinking thing, it’s a sleeping thing.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]The draft isn’t even until next week. I’ll wait awhile.[/quote](dying laughing)
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[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]MO, what’s your thoughts on the Bears draft? OL in the 1st? DT in 2nd?[/quote]OL
WR
DB
DT
LB
At least that’s how I’d try to do it. Rumor is Angelo will likely trade out of the first round, though, so who knows what his plan is.
It’s amazing to me that Al survived to adulthood.
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/4/20/2121450/lincecum-no-hitter-jinx?login=1303311206#64779752
I also flagged his comment as trolling with the note: There’s no way this poster believes what he commented.
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing)[/quote]
Yeah, because Davis is such a rare name.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]It’s amazing to me that Al survived to adulthood.[/quote]
Who says he did?
(dying laughing) at Mish’s new buddy being SackMan.
[quote name=Suburban Kid](dying laughing) at Mish’s new buddy being SackMan.[/quote]
Maybe he thinks Mish can mend his heart.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]OL
WR
DB
DT
LB
At least that’s how I’d try to do it. Rumor is Angelo will likely trade out of the first round, though, so who knows what his plan is.[/quote]The man hasn’t had a 1st round pick in 2 years and he wants to trade it? Typical Bears bullshit. I guess if he’s trading it for Larry Fitzgerald, I won’t complain. (dying laughing)
Is Muckintuck Mucker from ACB?
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Yeah, because Davis is such a rare name.[/quote]
(dying laughing), I had a classmate who was from Hawaii and was pissed by the fact that every time someone met her, they’d ask her if she knew so-and-so who was also from there. She’d point out that it’s not like it’s a tiny fucking island, and over a million people live there.
Well my friend Sweet Jay took me to that video arcade in town, right, and they don’t speak English there, so Jay got into a fight and he’s all, “Hey quit hasslin’ me cuz’ I don’t speak French” or whatever! And then the guy said something in Paris talk, and I’m like, “Just back off!” And they’re all, “Get out!” And we’re like, “Make me!” It was cool.
[quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), I had a classmate who was from Hawaii and was pissed by the fact that every time someone met her, they’d ask her if she knew so-and-so who was also from there. She’d point out that it’s not like it’s a tiny fucking island, and over a million people live there.[/quote]People are idiots.
[quote name=GBTS]This excuse being true opens at +800.[/quote]
Well, if he indeed was trying to do that. I don’t feel bad calling him an idiot.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/4/20/2121450/lincecum-no-hitter-jinx?login=1303311206#64779752
I also flagged his comment as trolling with the note: There’s no way this poster believes what he commented.[/quote]
Al is not as all-powerful as he thinks he is.
So Al pissed on a post that said the Cubs could be really good in 2012? Doesn’t he like anything?
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]OL
WR
DB
DT
LB
At least that’s how I’d try to do it. Rumor is Angelo will likely trade out of the first round, though, so who knows what his plan is.[/quote]
1. Sherrod
2. Drake Nevis, DT, LSU
3. Niles Paul, WR, Neb.
4. Curtis Marsh, DB, Utah St.
5. Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/4/20/2122480/nl-central-standings-vs-fan-confidence
Considering the hurt they put on Roy Halladay (small sample sizes bad luck blah blah blah) I picked the Brewers.
Leake’s excuse makes tons of sense. Young guy with tons of cash thinks he can do what he wants, short of actually stealing shit. He probably thought he was too important to wait in line at the customer service desk. I actually believe this shit.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Is Muckintuck Mucker from ACB?[/quote]Hahaha yes he is. I was going to use the same name but I like this name better. It’s funny, I was going to ACB for like 2 months wondering where the hell all the new posts were until I actually read the one saying it was over. (dying laughing)
b, can you ask your classmate if she knew someone named Joel? I knew Joel and he was from Hawaii. Also, do you know anyone from Alaska? Joel also lived in Alaska for awhile.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]The man hasn’t had a 1st round pick in 2 years and he wants to trade it? Typical Bears bullshit. I guess if he’s trading it for Larry Fitzgerald, I won’t complain. (dying laughing)[/quote]
Just putting out feelers. If OL and WR are their two biggest needs, there’s a really good chance there won’t be a player of value at those positions when the 29th pick rolls around. Might as well pick up an extra second or third…especially from one of the teams that might be desperate to move into the late first to get a QB.
It’s my opinion that the 29th pick is more valuable in trade to CHI.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Leake’s excuse makes tons of sense. Young guy with tons of cash thinks he can do what he wants, short of actually stealing shit. He probably thought he was too important to wait in line at the customer service desk. I actually believe this shit.[/quote]I actually believe it too. It’s too stupid not to be true.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Hahaha yes he is. I was going to use the same name but I like this name better. It’s funny, I was going to ACB for like 2 months wondering where the hell all the new posts were until I actually read the one saying it was over. (dying laughing)[/quote]Probably not two months. This blog hasn’t existed for even half that long. It just seems like it’s been an eternity because it’s so awful.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Hahaha yes he is. I was going to use the same name but I like this name better. It’s funny, I was going to ACB for like 2 months wondering where the hell all the new posts were until I actually read the one saying it was over. (dying laughing)[/quote]Muck Muckintuck is a cooler name, but you probably shouldn’t have admitted that visiting a dead blog for two months fail. (dying laughing)
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]The man hasn’t had a 1st round pick in 2 years and he wants to trade it? Typical Bears bullshit. I guess if he’s trading it for Larry Fitzgerald, I won’t complain. (dying laughing)[/quote]
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Just putting out feelers. If OL and WR are their two biggest needs, there’s a really good chance there won’t be a player of value at those positions when the 29th pick rolls around. Might as well pick up an extra second or third…especially from one of the teams that might be desperate to move into the late first to get a QB.
It’s my opinion that the 29th pick is more valuable in trade to CHI.[/quote]
Yeah, if that’s Angelo’s plan, I don’t mind it. But I fear he’s not trading down to draft OL and WR; he’s trading down to draft 2 DT and a CB.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Yeah, if that’s Angelo’s plan, I don’t mind it. But I fear he’s not trading down to draft OL and WR; he’s trading down to draft 2 DT and a CB.[/quote]
My fears as well.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Just putting out feelers. If OL and WR are their two biggest needs, there’s a really good chance there won’t be a player of value at those positions when the 29th pick rolls around. Might as well pick up an extra second or third…especially from one of the teams that might be desperate to move into the late first to get a QB.
It’s my opinion that the 29th pick is more valuable in trade to CHI.[/quote]Good point and I agree in a sense. I think the Bears should always look to maximize their draft pick and whether that’s picking a player at good value or trading it for other picks or player, then so be it.
[quote name=mb21]b, can you ask your classmate if she knew someone named Joel? I knew Joel and he was from Hawaii. Also, do you know anyone from Alaska? Joel also lived in Alaska for awhile.[/quote]
My parents went to Alaska once. Maybe they met him. I’ll ask next time I talk to them.
[quote name=mb21]Probably not two months. This blog hasn’t existed for even half that long. It just seems like it’s been an eternity because it’s so awful.[/quote]Really? I could’ve have sworn I went there in like December and was like where is everyone. Either way, I just started here in early March or so.
I think the Bears need to draft a QB, because they don’t have a reliable #2 behind Hanie.
[quote name=Berselius]My parents went to Alaska once. Maybe they met him. I’ll ask next time I talk to them.[/quote]
Alaska has like one person per square mile. Of course most of them are centralized in three areas, but it would be kind of amusing if your parents were in the middle of nowhere and bumped into the one Eskimo that MB knew. Because Joel is totally an Eskimo name.
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Muck Muckintuck is a cooler name, but you probably shouldn’t have admitted that visiting a dead blog for two months fail. (dying laughing)[/quote](dying laughing) I know.
[quote name=Mish]My fears as well.[/quote]Mine too. He always seems to stockpile DTs and DBs and when he trades out of rounds just to pick another DT, it infuriates me.
I knew this guy from Hawaii. He tried out for the hockey team. It was funny as shit.
[quote name=Berselius]My parents went to Alaska once. Maybe they met him. I’ll ask next time I talk to them.[/quote]It may help if you tell them Joel worked with someone named John. Joel was also somewhere between the age of 14 and 92. Hope that helps. Let me know.
MB, I know a family who used to live in Canada. Maybe they know Joel.
[quote name=GBTS]MB, I know a family who used to live in Canada. Maybe they know Joel.[/quote]You must know the family I have that lives in Canada then.
Fenway at 100:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110420&content_id=18020212&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
I really do admire you guys’ abilities to beat a meme to death.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]I think the Bears should always look to maximize their draft pick and whether that’s picking a player at good value or trading it for other picks or player, then so be it.[/quote]
That’s what the NFL draft is all about. At least it should be. It’s difficult to say this early, but DT, QB and CB look like the best value positions at No. 29. Because a lot of teams will be looking at QBs, which are overvalued, trading is probably the best option unless a player falls.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I fear he’s trading down to draft 2 DT and a CB.[/quote]
If you need a DT, that’s the spot to get one.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I really do admire you guys’ abilities to beat a meme to death.[/quote]
That’s what memes are for.
/Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick
[quote name=Jame Gumb]That’s what memes are for.
/Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick[/quote]
Knowing you can always kill a meme…oh fo sho.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Knowing you can always kill a meme…oh fo sho.[/quote]Killing meme softly with his song…
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Good point and I agree in a sense. I think the Bears should always look to maximize their draft pick and whether that’s picking a player at good value or trading it for other picks or player, then so be it.[/quote]
I thought I read somewhere that there wouldn’t be any trades during the draft if a new CBA were not reached?
[quote name=Jame Gumb]That’s what memes are for.
/Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick[/quote]No love for Gladys Knight?
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Killing meme softly with his song…[/quote]
Killing in the meme of…
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]I thought I read somewhere that there wouldn’t be any trades during the draft if a new CBA were not reached?[/quote]
Absolutely correct.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]No love for Gladys Knight?[/quote]
Fuck that faget bitch.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]No love for Gladys Knight?[/quote]
Not until The Pips are in Cooperstown.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]Absolutely correct.[/quote]
Do you have a source?
[quote name=Xoomwaffle]I thought I read somewhere that there wouldn’t be any trades during the draft if a new CBA were not reached?[/quote]Could be. I’m not sure about picks, I would assume you can trade picks but I don’t know if you can trade a player.
Shoot meme, Thrill meme, Kiss meme, Kill meme.
[quote name=Berselius]Not until The Pips are in Cooperstown.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
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Nice.
Meme from Shaft
[quote name=Rice Cube]Do you have a source?[/quote]
Your mother directed me to this link: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Rules-change-will-strategyNo-CBA-means-players-cant-be-traded-in-draft-or-signed-afterward-18678091
[quote name=Suburban Kid]Meme from Shaft[/quote]
That meme was a bad mutha…
[quote name=Berselius]Not until The Pips are in Cooperstown.[/quote]I think every Motown band should be removed until the Pips get in.
My favorite butchered meme:
Apparently Cowboy Mario interrupted Taylor Swift at that award show.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]My favorite butchered meme:
Apparently Cowboy Mario interrupted Taylor Swift at that award show.[/quote]
[quote name=Jame Gumb]My favorite butchered meme:
Apparently Cowboy Mario interrupted Taylor Swift at that award show.[/quote]
I find it difficult to believe that Yellon is un-square enough to write that comment.
[quote name=Berselius]Not until The Pips are in Cooperstown.[/quote]And not even then.
What time is first game?
[quote name=Rice Cube]I find it difficult to believe that Yellon is un-square enough to write that comment.[/quote]
I’mma gonna let y’all finish, but he did it twice.
[quote name=Jame Gumb]I’mma gonna let y’all finish, but he did it twice.[/quote]
Incredible. And here I thought he was a humorless gnome.
Anybody know if either game is on WGN?
1:20 is the first game, I think both are on CSN/CSN+
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Anybody know if either game is on WGN?[/quote]
Hey M&M, the first game is 1:20 and the second game starts at 6 (Central). I think one game is on CSN and the other is on CSN+.
Or what Mish said.
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Why-the-Bears-are-in-a-tough-spot-at-No29.html
(dying laughing)
Thanks fellas.
[quote name=Muck Muckintuck]Anybody know if either game is on WGN?[/quote]
http://www.dothecubsplaytodayandifsoisthegameonwgn.com.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Incredible. And here I thought he was a humorless gnome.[/quote]
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/17/1035417/7-back-17-to-go-cubs-nearly-done#21395320
W. T. F.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Incredible. And here I thought he was a humorless gnome.[/quote]But the point is that the humorless gnome butchered the meme, trying to be less humorless. In doing so, it was very humorous indeed.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Incredible. And here I thought he was a humorless gnome.[/quote]
He’s been partying with this guy lately.
[quote name=Berselius]
He’s been partying with this guy lately.[/quote]
When did they start putting zen rocks in the Wrigley bathrooms?
[quote name=Rice Cube]When did they start putting zen rocks in the Wrigley bathrooms?[/quote](dying laughing)
lineup today
castro
barney
byrd
ramirez
pena
soriano
colvin
soto
garza