4/17 Astros (Oswalt) at Cubs (Gorzelanny) 12:05 pm CSN

[Andy]

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Hello friends, this is Jim Nantz reporting live from Chicago, where the Cubs, quite possibly the greatest baseball team ever assembled by the hand of God, attempt to get another victory over a team whose roster is mainly composed of people that baseball fans nationwide have never heard of, the Houston Astros.

 

The visiting Colt .45s will be led by this man, who once asked for a tractor as part of his contract, Roy Oswalt.

 

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He is opposed by a man with a mean roundhouse kick. No, I don't mean Chuck Norris, but rather Tom "The Great Gorzo" Gorzelanny.

 

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Today the Cubs' goal will be to not only notch a win, but a "win for the ages".

[imb]

we could be above .500, clearly the gods will not allow this.

[CubbieBum]

we could be above .500, clearly the gods will not allow this.

 

Plus Andy started the thread and he doesn't have a great track record. I give him props on the OP though. Pretty funny.

[Sammy Sofa]

The picture of Gorz is amazing. He's so confident in the power of his kick that he's already raising his fist in triumph before the poor chump can even register that his stomach has crushed his kidneys.

[Guest]

The picture of Gorz is amazing. He's so confident in the power of his kick that he's already raising his fist in triumph before the poor chump can even register that his stomach has crushed his kidneys.

 

It also appears to be back from Gorzelanny's right handed days.

[JonJayCutler]

Yeah thats Freddy Sanchez.

[Andy]

Yeah thats Freddy Sanchez.

Screw it, I'm leaving it up. Haha.

[CubbieBum]

I wonder if the girl in that photo thinks Oswalt's tractor is sexy

[Sammy Sofa]

Dammit. No fair.

[CubbieBum]

It's not really on topic but I felt like posting this here.

 

Status from one of my White Sox friends ...

 

"Watching Juan Pierre play makes me hate Jackie Robinson."

 

Gave me a chuckle.

[Andy]

Dammit. No fair.

I've instantly decided that should I be fortunate enough to win, that I will continue posting pictures of second basemen from our pitcher's former teams as long as I start.

[ctcf]

More Colvin please.

[C.C.]

It's not really on topic but I felt like posting this here.

 

Status from one of my White Sox friends ...

 

"Watching Juan Pierre play makes me hate Jackie Robinson."

 

Gave me a chuckle.

 

A couple of my Sox fans were so excited when they got him. I tried to tell he really sucked and of course they said he only sucked because he was a Cub. They aren't as excited now.

[A New Era]

It's not really on topic but I felt like posting this here.

 

Status from one of my White Sox friends ...

 

"Watching Juan Pierre play makes me hate Jackie Robinson."

 

Gave me a chuckle.

 

A couple of my Sox fans were so excited when they got him. I tried to tell he really sucked and of course they said he only sucked because he was a Cub. They aren't as excited now.

 

Ahh, sweet revenge. Now he's a sucky sox player. Dumb sox, lol.

[Derwood]

do the FOX blackout rules apply this early in the season?

[NCCubFan]

do the FOX blackout rules apply this early in the season?

I'm guessing not, since the DirecTV guide shows that the game is available on Extra Innings.

[J.R.]

do the FOX blackout rules apply this early in the season?

 

It's different this year. Only games starting between 1:06 EST and 7:04 EST are subject to blackout.

[genbar]

I have no clue how good or bad of a person Roy Oswalt is, but I hate the fact that Drayton McClane gave him a $250k Caterpillar as a birthday present

[genbar]

I have no clue how good or bad of a person Roy Oswalt is, but I hate the fact that Drayton McClane gave him a $250k Caterpillar as a birthday present

 

 

oh yeah, go Cubz

[Rusch33]

Cubs Lineup:

 

SS Theriot

RF Fukudome

1B Lee

3B Ramirez

CF Byrd

LF Soriano

2B Fontenot

C Soto

P Gorzelanny

 

Astros Lineup:

 

Keppinger 4

Michaels 8

Feliz 3

Lee 7

Pence 9

Johnson 5

Manzella 6

Towles 2

Oswalt 1

[Cubswin11]

Like the lineup, let's get a W

[Guest]

I can't even look at this without laughing. Soto's LD% is 35.7% this year, and his BABIP is .231. It shouldn't be legal to be that lucky, he should get to start with a 1-0 count for a week or something.

[Cubswin11]

I can't even look at this without laughing. Soto's LD% is 35.7% this year, and his BABIP is .231. It shouldn't be legal to be that lucky, he should get to start with a 1-0 count for a week or something.

That's crazy, I knew Soto was hitting into some bad luck and making some pretty good contact but I hadn't seen the hard numbers. Wow, hopefully he's due to go on a good hot streak here. It is nice to see however he does have 7 BB in only 19 ab's.

[pitchcs]

Man that Astros lineup blows

[NCCubFan]

do the FOX blackout rules apply this early in the season?

 

It's different this year. Only games starting between 1:06 EST and 7:04 EST are subject to blackout.

So the Cubs game avoids the blackout by exactly one minute.

 

This really makes more sense to me than the past, since the early afternoon games should be over or nearly over before the Fox broadcast begins. I still hope the blackout is eventually eliminated altogether (perhaps when the contract is up for renewal).