4/23 Cubs (Maddux) @ Cardinals (Marquis) 1:15 PM WGN TV

[Brian]

COME ON BARE BARE!

[UMFan83]

Here comes the Cards killer!!!

 

No ground balls unless you plan on having an OF field them

[UMFan83]

He's gonna keep throwing low until he walks a bunch or gets his ground ball.

[MPrior]

I hate watching on gameday. But I still do. Isn't that sad?

[minnesotacubsfan]

marquis seems to have lost control

[treebird]

Why do the A's have an elephant for a mascot? I know they have had an elephant in the team insigna, but why? What does an elephant have to do with Athletics?

 

Elephant's have good memories so they always make A's.

 

I don't have a clue.

 

The nickname "A's" has long been used interchangeably with "Athletics," dating to the team's early days when headline writers manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Benjamin Shibe, who owned the controlling interest in the new team, had a “white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the white elephant as the team mascot, though over the years the elephant has appeared in several different colors (currently forest green). The A’s are sometimes, though infrequently, referred to as the Elephants or White Elephants.

 

The elephant was retired as team mascot in 1963 by then-owner Charles O. Finley in favor of a Missouri mule. In 1986, the elephant was restored as the symbol of the Athletics and currently adorns the left sleeve of home and road uniforms. In 1997, the elephant came to life for the first time in the form of a mascot, Stomper.

[Andy]

*censored*

[YearofDaCubs]

Barret DP!! DAMN IT!

[Blueheart05]

NO!

[Flames24Rulz]

Figures.

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING

 

Pierre grounded out to short, 6-3

Cedeno tripled down the right field line

Walker hit by pitch

Ramirez walked, Walker to second

Barrett grounded into a DP, 6-4-3, Ramirez out at second

 

0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors, 2 men left on base

 

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9    R H E
CUBS          0                    0 1 0 
St. Louis     .                    0 0 0 

Edited April 23, 2006 by Fred Hornkohl

[Vinestal]

greeeeaat!

 

*puke*

[Brian]

:x

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

thanks, barrett.

[YearofDaCubs]

Very frustrating.

[UMFan83]

My great sports weekend continues.

[minnesotacubsfan]

that sucked

[Chris]

:(

[Balsa]

Unbelievable. :(

[Warpticon]

No DP please

 

So much for that.

[MPrior]

That was the best offense we're gonna see all game.

[YearofDaCubs]

Unbelievable. :(

It is. This is the CUbs we're talking about. :)

[tinkers1]

Another wasted scoring opportunity are we back to last year?

[Andy]

JuanE back in the two hole today for StL.

[UMFan83]

I guess walks don't matter if you don't capitalize.