4/18 CUBS (Lackey) @ cards (Leake) 7:09 ESPN

[UMFan83]

Also for anyone that would rather have Len and Bob, the game will be on WPWR tonight, whatever the hell that is.

[jersey cubs fan]

Also for anyone that would rather have Len and Bob, the game will be on WPWR tonight, whatever the hell that is.

my50

[UMFan83]

Also for anyone that would rather have Len and Bob, the game will be on WPWR tonight, whatever the hell that is.

my50

 

Yeah, I know that its channel 184 for me, but since I don't watch it for anything else besides the rare Cubs/Bulls game, I have no idea what the station actually is and how to articulate it to others outside of the call letters.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Also for anyone that would rather have Len and Bob, the game will be on WPWR tonight, whatever the hell that is.

 

what did you call JD

 

apologize right now

[Banedon]

http://gfycat.com/GeneralSpanishDobermanpinscher

[jersey cubs fan]

[tweet]

[/tweet]

[PetermanRealityTour]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QAY55kGYQVg/VijXewICpWI/AAAAAAAAJLk/zhuVta-N95U/s1600/IMG_7161.JPG

[UMFan83]

Also for anyone that would rather have Len and Bob, the game will be on WPWR tonight, whatever the hell that is.

 

what did you call JD

 

apologize right now

 

omg JD I am sorry. I thought this was like the radio side where every color guy has to have the same first name.

[Omar]

whats up with a random 7:09 start?

 

None of their other games have it

it's just to piss you off

 

the white sox had 7:11 starts because they were sponsored by 7/11

 

now THAT was a sellout

[Omar]

Fun fact: according to Wikipedia, JD holds the major league record for most at-bats without an extra base hit, with 373.

[Banedon]

[tweet]

[/tweet]

[BigSlick]

*whispers*

 

I liked Bob better than JD

[Sammy Sofa]

*whispers*

 

I liked Bob better than JD

 

They're both pretty good. I don't know why you're acting like that's something controversial to be saying.

[jersey cubs fan]

*whispers*

 

I liked Bob better than JD

 

They're both pretty good. I don't know why you're acting like that's something controversial to be saying.

'cause jd is miles and miles away better than bitch about the kids these days bob

[Banedon]

Yeah, I mean Bob had some funny one-liners like JD, but Bob was definitely an old school baseball guy.

[Sammy Sofa]

Eh; they're basically just sidekicks. Bob was funny and had really good chemistry with Len, so the meatball stuff didn't bug me. I like JD and and he and Len work together very well, but I (cornily) liked how Bob and Len seemed to genuinely be friends.

[Banedon]

Eh; they're basically just sidekicks. Bob was funny and had really good chemistry with Len, so the meatball stuff didn't bug me. I like JD and and he and Len work together very well, but I (cornily) liked how Bob and Len seemed to genuinely be friends.

 

I liked Bob for the most part while he was here...I think he's gotten more meatballish since he left, from what I've heard.

[Stu]

Bob has gotten more cranky over the years. I got the Dbacks broadcast during the Cubs series and he was very curmudgeonly. He also comped Kris Bryant to Rob Deer, which I thought was kinda strange. I remember Deer as a big oaf strikeout or HR guy and not much else.

[BigSlick]

Eh; they're basically just sidekicks. Bob was funny and had really good chemistry with Len, so the meatball stuff didn't bug me. I like JD and and he and Len work together very well, but I (cornily) liked how Bob and Len seemed to genuinely be friends.

Yeah that was the thing for me, Bob and Len had a really good chemistry. Bob had terrible baseball opinions but they worked really well together.

[Tim]

I still use some of Bob's lines. "He runs like he's angry at the ground!" is one of my favorites.

[Derwood]

 

in the hold: bukie (0-0)

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

To be clear, Bob was fine. There are very few insightful and not backwards-thinking baseball color analysts, so while Bob had his flaws he didn't argue with Len when Len brought more progressive ideas up, and the two had a very good rapport. JD is the unicorn that doesn't force you to make that tradeoff. He's got the rapport, dad jokes, and he doesn't make you bite your tongue when he talks about baseball.

[bcl412]

Joe Carter was the best though.

[Sammy Sofa]

To be clear, Bob was fine. There are very few insightful and not backwards-thinking baseball color analysts, so while Bob had his flaws he didn't argue with Len when Len brought more progressive ideas up, and the two had a very good rapport. JD is the unicorn that doesn't force you to make that tradeoff. He's got the rapport, dad jokes, and he doesn't make you bite your tongue when he talks about baseball.

 

It is a different rapport, though; not bad at all, but Len seems to react to him like he's this weirdo who's wandered into the booth with him. It's pretty damn funny, but I definitely miss the Bob & Len dynamic.

[Schwarber Fan]

Fun fact: according to Wikipedia, JD holds the major league record for most at-bats without an extra base hit, with 373.

 

He must've been pissed when Lester avoided this fate yesterday.