BRASKYS SCOTCH

Do they Cubs make you clean your house at 3 am or excitedly answer telephone calls?

Is it Carrie Muskat? Maybe her awful voice carries over to her crap writing. who knows, but it's like a dentist's drill to my ear The last time she was in key was when she was in Key West! HEY-OOOOOOHHHHHH! (sorry)

Is it Carrie Muskat? Maybe her awful voice carries over to her crap writing. who knows, but it's like a dentist's drill to my ear Could be worse. .... Glendon could still be pitching.

Is it Carrie Muskat? Maybe her awful voice carries over to her crap writing.

They're gamers! They must have gotten faster. Who knew the Nevin trade would slow our speed so much?

Lineups: HOUSTON C. Biggio 2b M. Lamb 3b C. Burke cf L. Berkman 1b J. Lane rf P. Wilson lf B. Ausmus c A. Everett ss R. Oswalt p INEXPLICABLY CUB J. Pierre cf N. Perez 2b M. Barrett c P. Nevin 1b A. Ramirez 3b J. Jones rf M. Murton lf R. Cedeno ss G. Maddux p What, are they showcasing Neifi?

.... uhhh, prepare to be amazed? Abraca-Dusty! J. Pierre cf N. Perez 2b M. Barrett c A. Ramirez 3b P. Nevin 1b M. Murton lf J. Jones rf R. Cedeno ss S. Marshall p

.... uhhh, prepare to be amazed?

Does that mean they bump Rusch into Saturday's SP slot? Or would Guzman get the nod? If anyone knows please let me know so that I may either find relief or brace myself for the worst. I sat through Rusch's shell-a-thon vs the Brewers a month or so ago and am still trying to recover. I can't handle anymore games started by Rusch when I am in attendance. Old Style in 90+ degree weather is hard enough without any accompanying performance by G."Ag-reflex" Rusch.

My only hope would be that Ozzie make Neifi all-time bat boy and recorder of the various hand shakes/ high five routines in the dugout.

What are you talking about? Didn't you see the appearance where he k'd NINE guys in FOUR innings. Everyone knows that is more important then handing out homers like candy on Halloween. Just ask Dusty. :wink: Watching Glendon Rusch pitch and thinking of Dusty's staunch support = baseball fan's version of ipecac.

Wow. Did you hear Pat Hughes. Rusch has basically allowed a HR every 3 innings, slightly under that even. Isn't it time for Rusch to go to the glue factory?

I doubt they'd have any say in negotiations or even be knowledgeable of meetings with potential buyers. However, I'm sure that the owners would have to ratify a final sale. Where that can be confirmed I have no idea.

"Putting something up for sale" can drive down the price, because potential buyers know the owner wants to get rid of the item. GMs talk all the time about not shopping guys, but they'll listen for offers. Unlike most businesses, a ballclub carries an emotional premium for rich guys who want to compete, and win in full view of the public. In the interview that Mariotti did with Cuban, Cuban said this: Would that happen quietly? I genuinely don't know the answer, not trying to be sarcastic or anything. He also reinterated the process yesterday morning on Sean Salisbury and Steve Rosenbloom's show. Again said he was likely interested. It's interesting that he would show how much he wants to buy them. I thought the idea was to feign lack of interest in order to drive the price down. Maybe that isn't the case with multimillion dollar buys with multiple investors. Any process involving the potential sale of the Cubs would be very quiet. It would clearly be a sign that Trib Co. is not entirely confident that its stock will bounce back, which would create unrest, if not slight panic, amongst the shareholders. A prospectus would be prepared and very discreetly distributed to those who have expressed interest or those who have a network of wealth to create a group investment. None of this would be reported in the media until both sides are imminently close to a deal. Beyond the prospectus any current records and financial info of Trib Co. would be examined within the confines of whichever law firm is handling the sale. I imagine media speculation of potential buyers could have been leaked by a knowledgeable employee of Trib. as a discreet means of reaching out to gauge interest. That's right, I just speculated speculation. O'Doyle rules.

How do you all know this? Have you been to the future ... like this guy? http://timetraveler.ytmnd.com/.

Dude, doesn't that dude make popcorn? I love that stuff, dude. It's what got me started on the toothpicks once some dude told me I had kernels stuck in my teeth, dude. It always tastes better when it's hot, too, dude. Just like my players play better when it's hot out there, dude.

So I ultimately decided to grab lunch and then listen to the game. :-& Because the sick face above doesn't do the sickness I feel any justice, just imagine that scene in Tommy Boy where Farley describes the car accident deriving from poor brake pads and remember the sound of the 'new guy' paramedic hurling ... "Here comes the ambulance. 'Oh. My. God.' New guy puking in the corner... 'blluuaaaech ... blluuaaaech ... blluuaaaech.' All because you wanted to save fifteen cents on some brake pads." There. That's how I feel. That and rage. But I'm too nauseated and weak to lash out.

I'm thinking about going to get lunch but am well aware of the risk of eating and then listening to Cubs baseball on gameday audio at work. Nothing's worse than being known as the "puking guy" at work.

I could have been more clear. I'm speaking to how quickly Barrett would have to be benched. If they take longer, then hopefully Barrett's time in the lineup - until the appeals process is completed and the final verdict is given - will shorten the gap between his suspension and DLee's return, Ramirez starts to hit better, anyone starts to hit better, etc. Barrett's bat is still a decent threat to pitchers and removing him immediately via quick deliberation and no appeal would weaken an already meager lineup. Of course, this is all "looking for the silver lining" conjecture. And of course there is a silver lining, right behind that category 5 tornado. (My apologies if category 5 doesn't refer to tornados. I haven't watched Twister in a long time. ...that poor cow)

BTW - Anyone else surprised that the Baseball Lords haven't passed down a suspension yet on Barrett? Yeah, but the longer they deliberate the better in terms of keeping Barrett in this terrifically underwhelming lineup during the appeals process. Gut feeling warning: I'm thinking they slap him with 12 games and via appeals it gets reduced to 9. Anderson gets 3. Fines for Mabry and A-Jole.

And we have a winner!!!! :lol: Well done. Thanks. I'd like to thank IU for the prestigious English/Journalism/Communications education I undertook. Mom and Dad, I told you that 5th year would enhance my life. Without my collegiate victory lap I wouldn't be where I am today.

It's become Pavlovian for me with the Cubs. Every time I see a new game thread I throw up a little bit in my mouth. Not much. But more than a vurp. Just enough to ruin the next 3 hours of my day. On the flip side, I've lost 12 lbs thanks to the Cubs making me sick to my stomach. "Chicago Cubs baseball. At best it doesn't make you violently ill."

While most of my comments here are usually quick-hitters and far from insightful, this seems like a great forum for me to throw my hat in. "Hey, A.J, who knew you were as good at being a punching bag as you are at being a douchebag?" Of course, you can throw in a "jagbag" potshot, too, after a brief pause, but I'm hoping you'd grab his attention well enough with the above comment.

One of my friends from college had Wood for a last name. That line never got old. Ever. Even better, his sister married a guy whose last name was tree. No joke.

Gotta agree here. Wood, for better or worse, has been mythic, if not ultimately a tragic figure with the injuries, since his 20-K game in '98. Rothschild said they'd keep him around 85 pitches and not extend him much in his first big league start this season. All in all, it is now accurate to say, "WE GOT WOOD!"