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  1. Cubfanintheknow
    Do the Cubs still have a chance? Nope. I mean yes. Wait. No. Well, maybe. Probably not. But they could always..... Nah, it'll never happen. Gimme a week to think about it.
  2. Cubfanintheknow
    Scott Eyre hadn't pitched in five days and had thrown 21 pitches before taking the mound in the bottom of the ninth. I know relievers like Eyre aren't used to taking the mound the way he was used this evening. But if you're working on five days rest and can't get the job done for 2.1 innings like Lou Piniella was hoping for out of Eyre, YOU'RE WORTHLESS! I honestly think Scott Eyre has pitched his last ballgame for the Cubs. And that'd be OK with me. I can't blame Piniella for this one.
  3. Cubfanintheknow
    Loved it!
  4. Cubfanintheknow
    Why can't they just win like normal teams do!
  5. Cubfanintheknow
    Don't make me chase you around!
  6. Cubfanintheknow
    You're starting to sound like Hawk Harrelson. Cut it out! :D
  7. Cubfanintheknow
    Hawk was probably thinking that play really deserved to be four outs with the Cubs having to bat in the top of the ninth with one out already. I think that's the first clip of him I ever enjoyed listening to.
  8. Cubfanintheknow
    I don't think so. Pie was running towards 3rd, and he has not touched 3rd base when the interference occured. When it occured, the ball immediately becomes dead, and the runner stays at whichever base they are near by, I believe. By the time the interference occured, IIRC, Pie haven't touched 3rd yet. Of course, I could be wrong, but that's what I'd be guessing on how it was played out. I always understood it as obstruction awards you the base you are heading to. As the obstruction by Uribe happened after Pagan touched 2nd, he should be awarded 3rd, since he's awarded 3rd, Pie has to go home. As has been stated by others, Pie had not yet touched third, so it was probably ruled upon that Pagan can't advance to third since it was not yet occupied by the runner in front of him. Anyhow, I appreciated the fact the umpires huddled for as long as they did before making a ruling on the play. Four guys hashing out the rules are more likely to get it right.
  9. Cubfanintheknow
    The link I posted on the first page of this thread is the ESPN article about Beck's stay in Iowa. A pretty cool guy who will be missed. He'd be a heckuva lot more fun to have on a show like Baseball Tonight than the stiff's ESPN props up on their set every night.
  10. Cubfanintheknow
    I'm going to hoist a couple in his honor tonight after work. Here's a link to my all-time favorite article about The Shooter. SUmmed up the guy perfectly. http://espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0515/1554407.html
  11. Cubfanintheknow
    Time to go on death watch.
  12. Cubfanintheknow
    To play for Lou Piniella, who managed him in Seattle. To have a chance--albeit and outside one--to go to the playoffs.
  13. Cubfanintheknow
    That's already been mentioned in this thread, and for Premium users, it's at the top of this page (page 8). Anyway, that theory certainly worked wonders for Barrett, who has not 1 but 2 promotional nights coming up. Oops. :) Sorry, a bit too lazy to grind my way though the previous nine pages of posts.
  14. Cubfanintheknow
    TOTAL SPECULATION ALERT!!! I wonder if Griffey asked the Reds to hold off on a trade to the Cubs until after his series with Seattle. With all the festivities planned, it might be something he'd request. And with the Reds knowing they're already playing for next year and not this year, they might be willing to accomodate Griffey and hold off until after the series with the Mariners is over. Just a little speculation to keep the hopes of getting Ken Griffey Jr.
  15. Cubfanintheknow
    I'd be very, VERY surprised if a reporter unmasked a "mole" in the clubhouse. It would make any other player leery about talking with that reporter, either on or off the record. Bet it's nothing more than the usual sports talk radio diarrhea.
  16. Cubfanintheknow
    Just listen/watch Lou in a press conference. And and and a and a and over over again. Its pretty comical Piniella has a speech impediment. He stutters. He's actually gotten a better handle on it in recent years.
  17. Cubfanintheknow
    After I made my initial post, I was going to edit it to add something to this effect. I think you nailed it!
  18. Cubfanintheknow
    If Young makes that pitch at Soriano's head, he knows he's kicked out for sure and will probably have to sit by a phone awaiting a suspension call from Bud Selig. Especially in light of Jake Peavy's comments. But by throwing at Lee, Young has a chance to get away with it. If he just shuts his yap instead of jawing with Lee, he probably stays in the game with a warning issued to both benches (like what should have happened with Ted Lilly a week earlier). That's why he threw at Lee.
  19. Cubfanintheknow
    Good thing he's leading off. Wouldn't want to waste any of those HRs by having guys on in front of him. By putting Izturis and the P right in front of him, we've virtually guaranteed that 90% of the HRs he hits will be solo shots. Well done, Cubs. Well done. Better solo HR than no HR at all. And better 2- or 3-run HR than solo. Soriano probably doesn't get those fat pitches with runners on base. Amazing that a guy hits three home runs and people still aren't happy. I'm not expecting everyone to start doing cartwheels and changing their first name to Alfonso, but geez... take a break from wetting on the charcoals for an evening, would ya?
  20. Cubfanintheknow
    "Severe" case of patella tendinitis. He'll likely arrive here tomorrow and be available to pinch hit this weekend. They'd rather have him sit until Monday and then re-evaluate. Sounds like this was an injury waiting to happen. If it hadn't occurred on Wednesday, it could have happened Thursday, Friday, Saturday... pick one.
  21. Cubfanintheknow
    ...because of a fatigued groin! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2891392 Let the one-liners begin!
  22. Cubfanintheknow
    Lou hasn't said anything in the media that I haven't to the tv, but he's their manager, not a fan. He owes them a certain amount of respect in the public arena. Rip them a new one in private. Make them ride the bench. You don't accomplish anything positive by tossing guys under the bus in press conferences. Quite the opposite. I completely agree with you on this one. It is one thing to hold a player accountable for his play and another thing to throw him under the bus in front of the media. And people are wondering why Barrett is having issues this season. ::sheesh:: If Lou Piniella were calling out just one player in front of the media, then yes, he shouldn't be throwing that player under the bus. But he's taking issues with the team as a whole, which is perfectly fine with me.
  23. Cubfanintheknow
    Didn't Hill once snap a bat in two on a checked swing?
  24. Cubfanintheknow
    I think the Marquis for DH thing was tongue in cheek. I think moving Derrek Lee to the fifth spot is ridiculous. Funny how he believes Soriano should stay in the leadoff spot because he's comfortable there but D-Lee should be moved down because a change of scenery would do him good. Um... far as I can tell, he's pretty comfortable in the #3 slot, despite going through a little slump right now. He is spot on about Cesar Izturis. The less of that guy, the better. I'm getting pretty tired of his daily ground out on a 3-1 pitch that's out of the zone.
  25. Cubfanintheknow
    Not to mention the USFL in the 80's. They filed and actually won an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, but were awarded $3 in damages (that's right, 3 dollars). Carrying a debt of $160 million that $3 didn't go very far, and the league folded after a couple of years. Trump was one of the owners IIRC Actually, the USFL won only $1 in damages. But antitrust laws dictate the fine automatically be tripled. Hence the $3. Just splitting hairs, though. Maybe Cuban is hoping to play a couple of seasons, then sell the broadcast rights to ESPN classic, like the old USFL. Hard to believe this is going to be attempted yet again. Lots of other attempts--remember the old WFL in the mid-70's?--but it's his money to waste, so let him, I guess. It just might produce the next Rod Smart, a.k.a. "He Hate Me".
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