Cubs Convention

[C.C.]

I wonder how many "We miss DeRossa" signs are out there?

[Derwood]

Who is the little guy with the black shirt and extremely fruity goatee?

 

He's laughing with Z in the third photo and smiling with Reed Johnson and Tony Soprano in the sixth photo.

 

I think he's also the guy with his back to the camera in the photo in which Ryan Dempster is reaching for his gun.

 

Aaron Miles

[pitchcs]

Kevin Gregg looks like an actuary.

[bhogg]

My folks called last night and said they won an autograph lottery. They drew the name and got Sandberg.

 

Today, Ryno signed a photo for my son. It reads, "To Ryne, best wishes. Ryne Sandberg, HoF 2005, #23."

 

That's going to look so cool on my son's wall.

 

Kudos to the grandparents!

[David]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-01/44565215.jpg

 

is that Gathright? Looks like he just realized he is woefully underdressed.

 

i was thinkin the same thing

[Butterscup1679666578]

My folks called last night and said they won an autograph lottery. They drew the name and got Sandberg.

 

Today, Ryno signed a photo for my son. It reads, "To Ryne, best wishes. Ryne Sandberg, HoF 2005, #23."

 

That's going to look so cool on my son's wall.

 

Kudos to the grandparents!

 

That's really awesome.

[Outshined_One]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-01/44565258.jpg

 

"It goes where?!"

[hankp101]

I love how Gathright is the one guy in at t-shirt, and the one guy drinking a chardonnay.

[A New Era]

Reed Johnson needs to be a Cub forever, solely for his ability to grow facial hair.

 

He should keep the beard. But isn't Lou one of those managers that wants neatly trimmed players? I just vaguely remember something about that. I might be wrong.

 

I'd love to see Reed come up to bat with that beard. lol.

[cubbinalltheway]

kevin gregg is one creepy looking guy

 

mike fontenot is one ugly looking guy

 

is that a flip phone on soriano's belt?

[bhogg]

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wgnradiovideo&view=videos

 

 

 

WGN has 4 segments from the convention up on youtube. It's the 1st 4 videos in the above link.

[cubswin2009]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-18-cubs-bits-chicagojan18,0,3126505.story

Crane Kenney offered a mea culpa Saturday at the Cubs Convention after a fan asked the club chairman why he had a Greek priest spread holy water in the dugout before last season's playoff opener against the Dodgers.

 

"That's one of the dumber things we've done, right?" Kenney acknowledged. "In my six years making decisions, that's probably [No.] 2 or 3 of all the dumb things we've done."

 

Kenney said the decision was made after the priest asked for playoff tickets and offered to bless the dugout, allegedly removing the so-called curse of the billy goat.

 

Neither general manager Jim Hendry nor manager Lou Piniella was aware of the plan.

 

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[BCVM22]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-01/44575985.jpg

 

Which of the city's beat writers is this at the microphone? :wink:

[Butterscup1679666578]

Oh now I see. Gathright just wanted to show his chest tat

[imb]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-01/44576019.jpg

 

this looks like someone messed up a painting

[manbearcub]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-01/44576019.jpg

 

this looks like someone messed up a painting

freakin alien eyes

[A New Era]

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wgnradiovideo&view=videos

 

 

 

WGN has 4 segments from the convention up on youtube. It's the 1st 4 videos in the above link.

 

Thanks for this. I'm at work tonite and this will keep me busy for a bit. (check out the time I posted this. Yes I work midnghts. BRAAIIINS!. Ok I'm reall tired. :P ) But thank you.

 

LOL.

[Derwood]

who wears a v-neck sweater with nothing on underneath (outside of the Jersey Shore I mean)

[Outshined_One]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-01/44575985.jpg

 

Which of the city's beat writers is this at the microphone? :wink:

 

:good:

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Bruce blogs about the convention here.

 

Link

[17 Seconds]

wait when did we sign taye diggs

[haubrich91]

Milton Bradley kinda looks like Kanye West.

[hardcorecubfan]

Did Hendry get booed?

 

He looks like crap, he is my age I thought 48 right?

[CubinNY]

Big Z is pimped out.

 

Is it me or does Fotenot look like your garden variety meth user? I picture him is a character in Breaking Bad.

[ConstableRabbit]

Big Z is pimped out.

 

Is it me or does Fotenot look like your garden variety meth user? I picture him is a character in Breaking Bad.

I ran into Fontenot in a club last summer. He didn't look like a meth user but definitely looked like a completely normal guy. He's really short so he doesn't look like a pro athlete at first glance, but he's really built. I did a doubletake before talking to him.