TOOTBLAN and rundown silliness

In Unobstructed Views by Obstructed View Staff11 Comments

Had a bit of fun with this rundown of Brett Gardner in the Yankees-Cubs game at Wrigley Field on Saturday.  Officially I think it’s a 1-3-4-3-4-2-6 putout.   Based on a conversation I had elsewhere, I wonder if it’s possible to have a “pi” putout.  Pi from memory is 3.14159265358979 and the digits allow for every position on the diamond to …

2012 Cubs Payroll Outlook

In News And Rumors by dmick89345 Comments

Mercurial Outfielder asked recently if I’d taken a look at next year’s payroll. Turns out I had done so about a month ago and had forgotten. In that piece I didn’t show any tables, but figured I’d go ahead do that here. MO mentioned that Gordo has been saying the Cubs payroll will be around $120 million next year so …

Jeffrey Ross Roasts Ryan Dempster

In Other Topics by aisle42417 Comments

After the game yesterday, we headed down to the Vic Theatre to see Jeffrey Ross.  If you have never seen Jeffrey Ross perform (and you don’t have delicate sensibilities), he is pretty damn funny.  He generally can be found doing the celebrity roasts that Comedy Central has brought back from the Dean Martin days.   It turns out Ryan Dempster …

42,218 Cubs Fans Out of 42,219 Thrilled By Cubs Beating Yankees

In News And Rumors by aisle424329 Comments

I witnessed a fascinating thing on Friday afternoon at Wrigley.  Yes, the game was awesome and we’ll get to that, but the truly fascinating thing was getting a chance to see a real life Yellon interacting in its natural habitat. Most people know that Al Yellon has been a season ticket holder in the bleachers for years, always sits in …

Zambrano willing to waive no-trade clause

In News And Rumors by dmick8912 Comments

It’s not too surprising to hear that Cubs players are going to be more than willing to get out of Chicago, but Carlos Zambrano had been insistent in the past in his desire to stay with the Cubs. Not so anymore. “If they come to me and want to trade me, obviously it’s because they don’t want me here anymore,” …

Cubs compared to their projections

In News And Rumors by dmick89286 Comments

Back in April I compared the Cubs players to their projections and intended to do it once a month. Instead, you get once every two months. Or if we averae the 2+ months of the season you are getting it once a month. So there. Name PA wRC Proj wRC Diff Reed Johnson 69 15.3 6.3 9.0 Jeff Baker 92 …

Aramis Ramirez is Due

In News And Rumors by berselius169 Comments

With the news that Darwin Barney is now headed to the DL, I thought it would be “fun” to see if the Cubs could field an entire squad of players who have been on the DL this season. SS Darwin Barney 2B Jeff Baker C Geovany Soto 1B Alfonso Soriano LF Marlon Byrd RF Reed Johnson CF Brett Jackson SP …