3/29/18 CUBS (Ol' Man Lester) @ Jeets' Gift Basket (Urena) 11:40 CST ESPN(out of market)/WGN

[itisallpartoftheplan]

 

Condensed game for those who couldn't see it.

[PackLandVA]

Don’t know if it was mentioned in the previous pages, but anyone remember the last time a Cub hit the first pitch of the first MLB game on Opening Day for a HR?

 

Hint - it was at Riverfront Stadium.

[Sammy Sofa]

I thought Soriano did it in Houston one year, but that probably was just the first AB and not the first pitch of that AB.

[The_Achiever]

I feel like Happ is going to own in the lead off spot. That was kind of an annoying revolving door last year.

[Cubswin11]

We’re going to start something ridiculous like 25-10 and this division race is gonn be cruise control. The second half 2015/full season 2016 team is back

[We Got The Whole 9]

 

i hated it when they used CGI for MAWWWWWWWWW in the late seasons

I hated when they used her ever

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The last time the Cubs won their season opener, they won the World Series.

[David]

The last time the Cubs won their season opener, they won the World Series.

 

man that dumb ass walk off loss after the willy dong to tie in st louis feels like a decade ago. totally forgot about that.

[PackLandVA]

Don’t know if it was mentioned in the previous pages, but anyone remember the last time a Cub hit the first pitch of the first MLB game on Opening Day for a HR?

 

Hint - it was at Riverfront Stadium.

 

For a very long time, the Reds always were the first game of the MLB season. In 1982 the Cubs faced the Reds and Mario Soto. Bump Wills (son of Maury) deposited the first pitch of the MLB season over the fence. Incidentally, this was Ryne Sandberg’s first game as a Cub. Cubs went on to win 3-2 in 8 innings.

[BigbadB]

Don’t know if it was mentioned in the previous pages, but anyone remember the last time a Cub hit the first pitch of the first MLB game on Opening Day for a HR?

 

Hint - it was at Riverfront Stadium.

 

For a very long time, the Reds always were the first game of the MLB season. In 1982 the Cubs faced the Reds and Mario Soto. Bump Wills (son of Maury) deposited the first pitch of the MLB season over the fence. Incidentally, this was Ryne Sandberg’s first game as a Cub. Cubs went on to win 3-2 in 8 innings.

 

The year I graduated from high school. So long ago, they didn't even play 9 innings back then. I remember Ryne going hitless for his first 1000 at bats, or so it seemed. Wasn't a whole lot to cheer about since they hadn't had a winning season in a decade. The excitement and eventual letdown of 1984 wasn't even a vision in 1982, but Jody Davis and Ryne Sandberg gave Cubs fans reason to be excited about the future.

[David]

Don’t know if it was mentioned in the previous pages, but anyone remember the last time a Cub hit the first pitch of the first MLB game on Opening Day for a HR?

 

Hint - it was at Riverfront Stadium.

 

For a very long time, the Reds always were the first game of the MLB season. In 1982 the Cubs faced the Reds and Mario Soto. Bump Wills (son of Maury) deposited the first pitch of the MLB season over the fence. Incidentally, this was Ryne Sandberg’s first game as a Cub. Cubs went on to win 3-2 in 8 innings.

 

When you first posted that, I was gonna joke that I probably wasn't even alive yet, but, yeah, I wasn't alive yet.

[Omar]

 

i hated it when they used CGI for MAWWWWWWWWW in the late seasons

I hated when they used her ever

 

yeah awful, bitter character. Although she was sort of meant to be that way.

[javy knows my name]

 

i hated it when they used CGI for MAWWWWWWWWW in the late seasons

I hated when they used her ever

 

yeah awful, bitter character. Although she was sort of meant to be that way.

 

She was fantastic in the show, and really important to Tony's character development in the early seasons (maybe just season 1, it's been a while). I'm not on board with this nonsense - she's not a bad character because she made you feel icky.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

she's not a bad character because she made you feel icky.

I always thought she was a good character because she made me feel icky

[Bluescale]

 

i hated it when they used CGI for MAWWWWWWWWW in the late seasons

I hated when they used her ever

 

yeah awful, bitter character. Although she was sort of meant to be that way.

 

I mean, her name was Livia for a reason. In a show about Italians, that can't be coincidence.