So that kind of sucked. How do you handle such an ass-kicking, Carlos? (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Oh. Right.
OV Pic of the Day: Marlins Do a Funny Bit
Those funny, funny Marlins. They’re a hoot. They out-Cubbed the Cubs and saved Carlos Marmol from getting lynched. I hope they do an encore tomorrow. (AP Photo/ Paul Beaty)
Cubs Pic of the Day – Look! A Dewayne Wise Sighting!
I tried something last year over at Aisle 424 that I called the Play of the Day that substituted a game recap. My reasoning was that everyone with a Cubs blog that wanted to be “taken seriously” did a game recap, and the last thing I want to do with the Cubs is take them seriously. So I highlighted a …
Series Preview: Florida Marlins (43-48) at Iowa Cubs of Chicago (37-55)
After three days of not losing, the Cubs are back in the saddle again to play out the string on the rest of the season. The Marlins have had a roller coaster of a season so far. As recently as June 1 they had a 31-23 record and were two games out from the division lead. June turned out to …
A Tale of Two Sluggers
It was the worst of times, it was the best of times.They were the suckiest of sluggers, they were the strongest of sluggers. They couldn’t hit, they couldn’t be retired. This is the tale of two sluggers who gave us two quarter seasons of two extremes . . . that apparently made no difference. Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena began …
About Nothing In Particular
The all-star game was last night. We heard a lot from former players about how it’s a disgrace to not go to the game if you’re chosen. The game isn’t the same as it once was and people’s priorities aren’t the same either. If someone does’t want to go play a practice game then so be it. I don’t know …
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Home Run Derby Thread
No idea who is even particpating in the Derby this year, but it’s tonight. Enjoy.
3 balls and 2 strikes?
How about instead of 4 balls and 3 strikes baseball went to 3 balls and 2 strikes? For one thing, it would shorten the game, which I’m in favor of. It would almost certainly eliminate 75% of the bullpen, which I’m also in favor of. Just thought I’d post a link to the discussion on The Book Blog because it’s …
Mid-Season Good and Bad: Position Players
Last year over at Aisle 424, I decided that grading players on a scale of objectivity was ultimately dumb and subjective. But since it’s like a blog law that you have to do something like that at the All-Star break, I developed my Yin and Yang system wherein I say one good thing and one bad thing about every player. …