Pitchers and Catchers Report - Official ST Pic/News Thread

[cbbryan]

Here's one more...

 

 

 

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-02/35642724.jpg

 

Another AP photo. Looks like the Trib doesn't have their own photographers down there yet...

 

78???

 

I'm kinda scared, it looks like "six fingers" with his legs all twisted and that big ol' butt. :shock:

 

 

Edward Campusano

[Guest]

ST invites, newly acquired Cubs, number switchers, etc:

 

1 - Kosuke Fukudome, OF

4 - Eric Patterson, IF

15 - Andres Torres, OF

18 - Geovany Soto, C

22 - Kevin Hart, RHP

27 - Sam Fuld, OF

29 - J. D. Closser, C

32 - Jon Lieber, RHP

33 - Daryle Ward, 1B

44 - Chad Fox, RHP

52 - Tim Lahey, RHP

54 - Shingo Takatsu, RHP

55 - Koyie Hill, C

57 - Andres Blanco, INF

58 - Jose Ascanio, RHP

59 - Adam Harben, RHP

60 - Les Walrond, LHP

61 - Mike Smith, RHP

64 - Casey McGehee, C

65 - Luis Figueroa, INF

66 - Tyler Colvin, OF

67 - Micah Hoffpauir, 1B

68 - Josh Kroeger, OF

70 - Geoffrey Jones, LHP

71 - Esmailin Caridad, RHP

72 - Welington Castillo, C

73 - Bobby Scales, IF-OF

74 - Josh Donaldson, C

76 - Jose Ceda, RHP

78 - Edward Campusano, LHP

[17 Seconds]

Yay First spring training pictures out on Yahoo, and what a surprise, they are all Red Sox!

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080213/capt.4c47a271c6754db09a2b3c924b059f47.red_sox_spring_baseball_flsr103.jpg

 

Is that a mohawk or a mullet?

[RedFlash]

Yay First spring training pictures out on Yahoo, and what a surprise, they are all Red Sox!

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080213/capt.4c47a271c6754db09a2b3c924b059f47.red_sox_spring_baseball_flsr103.jpg

 

Is that a mohawk or a mullet?

 

Yes.

[Guest]

Did you find that answer with that BR program or some other tool?

A query such as that can be performed fairly easily with the baseball databank and a rudimentary knowledge of SQL. (Incidentally, the baseball databank is one of the main sources of seasonal stats for BR.)

[AllStarMe]

Yay First spring training pictures out on Yahoo, and what a surprise, they are all Red Sox!

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080213/capt.4c47a271c6754db09a2b3c924b059f47.red_sox_spring_baseball_flsr103.jpg

 

Is that a mohawk or a mullet?

 

A mink, I think.

[moorecg]

Yipee!!! I just found out, compeltely unexpectedly, that I may get to go to Spring Training March 7-9!!! If this pans out I will be SOOOO Pumped....Wheee!!!!!!!!!

 

I'll be sitting in a conference room for 48 hours straight, trying to make sure my customer's needs are met. And it will no doubt be bitter cold outside.

 

Yes, this is a blatant play for sympathy :mrgreen:

 

Have fun down there. Not sure if you have been before -- take a jaunt over to Fitch in the early morning, they'll be doing practices that are really open. You'll have a great opportunity to pick up a baseball or two off a foul ball or a homer. I got like 3 in just about an hour last time I was there :)

 

Thanks for the advice...I just got confirmed today so I'm officially going...anyone else with thoughts/ideas of cool things to do while there it would be much appreciated...

[Brian]

Yay First spring training pictures out on Yahoo, and what a surprise, they are all Red Sox!

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080213/capt.4c47a271c6754db09a2b3c924b059f47.red_sox_spring_baseball_flsr103.jpg

 

Is that a mohawk or a mullet?

 

Yes.

 

That's the rage haircut in Asia from what I understand.

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

Any more updated Cub pics? Especially of my boy Fukudome?

[Schwarber Fan]

New pics:

 

Big Z:

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.5516f4a1ceb940ebba6f7b51447dce5f.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg105.jpg

 

Kosuke signs:

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.0979df6a03b14185a8ac1d91ff82e9ea.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg102.jpg

 

That familiar swing...

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.607615f3dbf74ba0b86369564a40852c.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg104.jpg

 

Kerry Wood:

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.c91b6df30be046f08871c2a7e3a19754.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg106.jpg

 

Soriano and Pie:

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.7eee98df10a140aa958073873b6d11fa.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg103.jpg

[Roast]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/KingJME/Shock.jpg = http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif Edited February 17, 2008 by Roast

[BCVM22]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.7eee98df10a140aa958073873b6d11fa.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg103.jpg

 

"Hey Felix, you wanna hit up the nudie bar tonight?"

"DO I!"

[Sammy Sofa]

Kosuke signs:

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.0979df6a03b14185a8ac1d91ff82e9ea.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg102.jpg

 

Looks like Eyre, "cleverly" disguised with the red hat and shirt.

[cubweiser03]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.5516f4a1ceb940ebba6f7b51447dce5f.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg105.jpg

 

You dont see this too often.

[seanimal]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.5516f4a1ceb940ebba6f7b51447dce5f.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg105.jpg

 

You dont see this too often.

 

He's doing a mighty fine job of looking at the ball.

[BCVM22]

D. Lee has reported

[NCCubFan]

So has Soriano.

[Guest]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080217/capt.5516f4a1ceb940ebba6f7b51447dce5f.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg105.jpg

 

You dont see this too often.

 

No kidding. It'd be superb if Z used his glove during the season too.

[Guest]

Kosuke:

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r38966110.jpg?x=321&y=345&sig=qmW5h1iqUpgJFmi6Uc.Jdw--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r3535701088.jpg?x=400&y=330&sig=UfskM7YMbKXLn9GzO342Uw--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1417899551.jpg?x=211&y=345&sig=Sbbnc5cn4MW1M0TbepKzJw--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r2274514829.jpg?x=210&y=345&sig=hAIFVB3fEwhFAfHtjJt5.A--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r4060301031.jpg?x=400&y=269&sig=aiPnBSQUThVJpRdLEwpg9Q--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r2341152452.jpg?x=400&y=321&sig=n8fSCYw.StK.CQzvpeW4cQ--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r2078412858.jpg?x=245&y=345&sig=sBlQHm8qGqDyhEbV6eZM_A--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r323557697.jpg?x=204&y=345&sig=FQcjQ2ia_D6HCZSecVh3Hw--

[Guest]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1361920726.jpg?x=400&y=266&sig=vqFsGLKqDXkI9kg8fOjfxA--

Alfonso and Kosuke are BFF now?

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1163625262.jpg?x=156&y=345&sig=15ZAx0dvhoCv1w8ZYo5Ypw--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1405842639.jpg?x=400&y=285&sig=_TK1j4Ct0G6ee0ctP5nANA--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1214967001.jpg?x=202&y=345&sig=zc2RcRbMOZYfmmdP7W4Jlg--

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1649647833.jpg?x=170&y=345&sig=Y1YG2wKQCs16hwjzppi9vw--

Soriano and RHP Jose Ascanio

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1107242502.jpg?x=295&y=345&sig=GVnCenq.5jtcvMZimrQqUQ--

Woody

 

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r599062156.jpg?x=221&y=345&sig=c6is0XI5THXWthihBWeldQ--

[Sammy Sofa]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1361920726.jpg?x=400&y=266&sig=vqFsGLKqDXkI9kg8fOjfxA--

Alfonso and Kosuke are BFF now?

 

Soriano can speak some Japanese, yes?

 

That's the communication train we need...Kosuke speaks to Soriano in Japanese, Soriano speaks in Spanish to Lou and Lou then translates to everyone else.

 

Yikes.

Edited February 19, 2008 by Sammy Sofa

[seanimal]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1361920726.jpg?x=400&y=266&sig=vqFsGLKqDXkI9kg8fOjfxA--

Alfonso and Kosuke are BFF now?

 

I can't even imagine what the look on Felix Pie's face would be if he saw this picture

[Guest]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1361920726.jpg?x=400&y=266&sig=vqFsGLKqDXkI9kg8fOjfxA--

Alfonso and Kosuke are BFF now?

 

I can't even imagine what the look on Felix Pie's face would be if he saw this picture

 

Certainly not this: http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3175/wideeyepieca0.png

 

Poor LIX. :(

[Omar]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080217/i/r1214967001.jpg?x=202&y=345&sig=zc2RcRbMOZYfmmdP7W4Jlg--

 

Soriano can make a bat float with his mind.

[B]

Nice to see Soriano is weaing Under Armour cleats now. Last year he did their commercials, but wore Reebok cleats.