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  1. Cubfanintheknow
    Not to split hairs here, but a tornado and a hurricane are two totally different weather events. Astro's management had at least three days advance warning to move the players--and their families-- to play the games in a safer venue. They chose not to. It's where the real blame for this fiasco lies. And while I wasn't there to poll the fans who were in attendance Sunday night, I think that's where the booing, if there was any, was directed at. There's no forecast tool that I know of that will give people even a general idea of when or where a tornado will strike with three days warning. With a good warning system in place, NWS-issued tornado warning can give you up to 30 minutes notice of impending danger. IMHO, there's a huge difference between the scenarios.
  2. Cubfanintheknow
    If he merely aimed for journalistic mediocrity, he'd probably be all right. Nothing on the Trib's website about Mariotti coming aboard. And with that newspaper slashing its budget, I find it hard to believe it would hire Mariotti. Just not worth the headache.
  3. Cubfanintheknow
    McLane's only has himself to blame. With the advance notice he had, these games could have been played in Florida or Atlanta over the weekend. But he chose to cling to some misguided hope that somehow the games could be played in Houston. It's all McLane's fault, not MLB. But they are in Wisconsin, so I'm sure someone could come up with a good cheese to go along with their whine.
  4. Cubfanintheknow
    Yeah! We could have people working at a special place... we could call it the National Center for Hurricanes, or something like that. They could forecast where these storms would hit and what kind of impact they'd have. Boy, would that be something! Sigh... someday.
  5. Cubfanintheknow
    The way this is being handled is so stupid, especially since the solution is so easy: Three games in Kansas City... Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Houston gets the gate. MLB--which has deep enough pockets to do this--pays Houston the revenue they lost because of the venue change. Doesn't McLane know he's screwing with his team by trying to cram the series in like this?
  6. Cubfanintheknow
    This means the Bears know they're going to suck, as others have mentioned. Television and radio--especially radio--fill their time talking about the problems the local teams have. Who wants to talk about how good a ballclub is doing when you can rip into another about how bad they're doing? Granted the Cubs aren't perfect (I mean, they have lost 48 of the 124 games they've played... the bums!), but they're kind of on cruise control right now. Not a whole lot to talk about, really. I expect the Cubs coverage to get ramped up by September 1st and go into overdrive toward the end of that month. With a little luck, the rest of the country will be sick about sports media talking about the first Cubs' championship in 100 years! Though I know I'll never tire of hearing that!
  7. Cubfanintheknow
    You are correct. Thank you for having a better memory than I. It was amazing because Brenly barely had the words out of his mouth when Soriano made contact.
  8. Cubfanintheknow
    After Jason Marquis' double to put runners on second and third, Len Kasper noted that Mike Quade held Geovany Soto at third because it wasn't a good risk so early in the ball game. Bob Brenly then said something to the effect of, "Plus, you don't want to take the bat out of this guys hands." No sooner did he say that than Alfonso Soriano parked the Brandon Backe pitch into the left field bleachers. Pretty cool.
  9. Cubfanintheknow
    That's a .645 winning percentage. But it's doable.
  10. Cubfanintheknow
    Amazing how quickly the tide turned this week. Before Sunday's game, the Cubs and Brewers were tied for first. Now the Cubs are five games up. Lou keeps saying the right things--be happy but don't get too excited yet, that there are still two full months of baseball yet. Hopefully he keeps them focused over the coming months as the outside distractions build.
  11. Cubfanintheknow
    Can the incredibly stupid and overly used phrase, "Manny being Manny" die the very quick but quiet death it so justly deserves?
  12. Cubfanintheknow
    "So you're saying there's a chance!"
  13. Cubfanintheknow
    I'm wondering what it would take to get a little movement on his fastball. Any movement. The thing's straight as an arrow and unfortunately, very hittable right now.
  14. Cubfanintheknow
    (In my best Forrest Gump voice) Jason Marquis is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. (Back to normal now) It's the reason why I'm not a fan of Marquis. It's probably the reason why he's not included on playoff rosters. If he'd consistently give up three runs over six innings, I could stomach him. But for every quality start (a very generous statistic for pitchers, IMHO), there's a complete disaster like yesterday. I don't like complete disasters.
  15. Cubfanintheknow
    A lot of those sliders that batters were swinging and missing at earlier in the season weren't in the strike zone. Guys just couldn't lay off it. Now they are and Marmol's just trying to be a little too fine with his pitches. Not worried in the least.
  16. Cubfanintheknow
    The schedule has the Cubs playing the Rays in Tampa Bay Thursday night with a day game again White Sox on Friday. I thought major league rules prohibited this sort of scheduling. Plus they have the useless Hall Of Fame game Monday. Wierd.
  17. Cubfanintheknow
    I didn't catch all of it, but I liked what I saw. And Len's home run call was awesome. I thought he did a great job of imitating Brickhouse, especially considering the magnitude of the homer.
  18. Cubfanintheknow
    Can't really blame Alou on this one. It's not as if he's holding a press conference or seeking out a reporter to make a story for himself. They're asking and he's answering.
  19. Cubfanintheknow
    I just want to say that you know the season is going pretty well (so far) when there's a heated argument going on about what you can or cannot complain about.
  20. Cubfanintheknow
    To hell with Lou... I'm getting giddy!
  21. Cubfanintheknow
    Re: Mariotti If you throw enough @#&%, some of it's bound to stick.
  22. Cubfanintheknow
    Bea Arthur was bad. Pretty much just because she's Bea Arthur and had to read the lyrics. Anyone who has to read the lyrics should not be allowed to sing. Period. I think Billy Corgan should get some consideration for all-time seventh inning stretch singer. As should Eddie Vedder.
  23. Cubfanintheknow
    Actually, Mariano Rivera used to be the norm. Twenty years ago it was not uncommon for the closer to come in and pitch the last two innings or more of a ball game. At that time, the save was only around for about ten years (I think it was 1969 when the save was first kept as a statistic. I believe we have Jerome Holtzman to thank for it). I'm not a big fan of the rules regarding saves. Remember when the Rangers blew out the Orioles 30-3 last year? Texas pitcher Wes Littleton came in with the Rangers alreading leading 14-3 and pitched the last three innings. He was credited with a save. Edited to add: I think having Marmol as the set-up man with Wood closing is the best route at this time.
  24. Cubfanintheknow
    Mulder will be back. It's all about the hiatus. Agents know this better than anyone. I wish the Cubs knew about hiatuses--or hiati in the plural form. They were too caught up in simulated games to know. I've been on hiatus for three years now. It's great!
  25. Cubfanintheknow
    So would you reverse the roles? If Wood comes in and gives up the lead in the seventh or eighth inning, there's no game for Marmol to save. Marmol likely doesn't even get a chance to pitch. Yes, Wood blew the save. But without Marmol as the set-up man in which was much more of a "save situation" than when Wood entered the game, there's probably no ninth inning lead to protect.
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