General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Sooo back to talking Cubs in the Cubs thread

 

Miggy reads mean tweets:

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/40433/miguel-montero-reads-mean-tweets-from-fans

"that means you guys care about me"

 

this Miguel Montero quote was brought to you by the Hardee's Big Hot Ham 'N' Cheese.

[badger]

Man I hate when NSBB becomes the food network.

 

Mostly because almost all of you have terrible opinions bout food.

[Bull]

I'm sorry, is there somewhere else we are talking about how Rondon is dead?

[David]

I'm sorry, is there somewhere else we are talking about how Rondon is dead?

 

If there were real concern about Rondon, he would've been DL'ed retroactively yesterday to make room for Hammel instead of sending down Grimm.

 

Bosio reiterated this morning that it was nothing big, but with the lack of opportunities to use guys as it stands, they figured they'd give him the extra rest so that it doesn't become a lingering issue.

[weis21]

Can we please change the Northsidebaseball.com banner at the top of the page?

 

Northsidebaseball.com

Where you come to read more hot ham and cheese conversation than you could have ever humanly imagined

[BigSlick]

It's a totally arbitrary statistical milestone, but I do want to see this team win 100 games. 30-21 the rest of the way would get that. Also, I feel like this team should win more games than last years team, because its so much better.

[Tracer Bullet]

any confirmation of the reports that Rondon hurt himself lifting the BIG hot ham and cheese?

[Banedon]

any confirmation of the reports that Rondon hurt himself lifting the BIG hot ham and cheese?

 

You gotta be careful Hector...that's why they put "big" right there in the name!

[Sammy Sofa]

Carl's Jr. is the one where all of their burgers weirdly crunch in the TV commercials when the ladies in bikinis bite into them, right?

[jersey cubs fan]

Carl's Jr. is the one where all of their burgers weirdly crunch in the TV commercials when the ladies in bikinis bite into them, right?

hey man, that whole leaf lettuce legit crunches when you bite into it!

[Sammy Sofa]

It's all that extra wood from the lumberyard.

[David]

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[Cubswin11]

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#GodModeGM

[seanimal]

any confirmation of the reports that Rondon hurt himself lifting the BIG hot ham and cheese?

 

no no he was performing a big hot ham and cheese

[Ding Dong Johnson]

any confirmation of the reports that Rondon hurt himself lifting the BIG hot ham and cheese?

 

no no he was performing a big hot ham and cheese

previously only done by Thornton Melon

[Brian]

if Carl ate more hot ham and cheese and didn't weigh 90 pounds he'd probably throw 105 too.

[bukie]

Since the All-Star break, the Cubs are 18-1 when scoring 2 runs or more. The loss was a bottom 9 walkoff against the Sox.

[badger]

Remember when it felt like we couldn't do much right or win a game? Me neither.

[David]

http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/cubs-out-bury-cardinals-were-trying-clinch-quickly-possible

 

 

The Cubs don’t have to pick up cases of champagne at Binny’s Beverage Depot yet — and won’t be trashing the new Wrigley Field clubhouse this weekend — but Dexter Fowler can already picture that soaking-wet celebration.

 

“We’re trying to clinch as quickly as possible,” Fowler said. “We’re trying to do it right before September.”

 

Just kidding, Fowler said, sort of.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

get ready for dong-friendly october weather

 

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160811/downtown/chicagos-fall-weather-itll-be-hot-until-snow-hits-early

[David]

Actually a fun read from Bernie Miklasz

 

http://www.101sports.com/2016/08/11/cardinals-threat-cubs/

[Old Style]

http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/cubs-out-bury-cardinals-were-trying-clinch-quickly-possible

 

 

The Cubs don’t have to pick up cases of champagne at Binny’s Beverage Depot yet — and won’t be trashing the new Wrigley Field clubhouse this weekend — but Dexter Fowler can already picture that soaking-wet celebration.

 

“We’re trying to clinch as quickly as possible,” Fowler said. “We’re trying to do it right before September.”

 

Just kidding, Fowler said, sort of.

I'm hoping for a 9/9 or 9/10 clinch date.

[UMFan83]

Jesse Rogers said on the radio that he's "not hearing good things about Strop" and Rondons status is "really up in the air right now"

[soccer10k]

Jesse Rogers said on the radio that he's "not hearing good things about Strop" and Rondons status is "really up in the air right now"

 

So probably a tear of some kind for Strop.

 

It's been a week for Rondon, why not just DL him? We're going to need another pitcher for the Milwaukee DH next week anyway.

[Cubswin11]

Jesse Rogers said on the radio that he's "not hearing good things about Strop" and Rondons status is "really up in the air right now"

I don't want to ever blame an athlete for doing something athletic/instinctive and hindsight is 20/20 but Strop sliding for that ball last night was so horsefeathering stupid.