Ding Dong Johnson

Bruce, you have my permission to start a fist fight with anyone associated with the team. Awesome work as usual, my friend.

Cox was actually thrown out by the 2nd base umpire. Lo Duca was thrown out by Angel. And he made a terrible call. But it was on the same play. It was a very weird play. How bad is a call when somebody is ejected from both sides?

Since Bruce got the Theriot thing right, maybe next he should write about the Cubs trading for players that don't suck.

He can thank Lloyd McClendon for that.

But his OBP is a blistering 328. He'll fit right in. Only if it drops from there. Only if it drops. :(

But his OBP is a blistering 328.

I'm not bbb or gooney, but Reggie Sanders for a season?

Sorry man...I thought it was good. :) One of the best they've ever done, IMO.

The Giles thing is getting old. Why on earth would we want a guy who gets on base more than 40% of the time and scores lots of runs? HUH?!?!?!

And??? :lol:

What do the Mets have that would help the Cubs? Julio Franco (or one of his grandchildren).

I agree with that. I think we all like the potential that Theriot brings, but he's far from being the answer. My guess is Bynum DFA.

Eh? :? What's the "Eh?" about? :?: They play in an abortion?

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Eh? :?

OK, but if you're going to spout inaccuracies for your arguments, you might as well say he's been the WS MVP for the last 80 years and will never age. Vlad is great, but use the truth to make your point.

Vlad did not win a WS. The Angels won in 02 when he was still with the Expos. Not to mention this is only his 3rd season with them, so he has not made the playoffs the last 3 years.

Cubs lose, 914 bajillion to everyone on the Cubs' roster having to give up their first born and join a cult.

It wouldn't surprise me if Hendry said that to him. From what I know of him, I'm sure A LOT of people said it.

Hmm, we've got a whole bunch of them for him to choose from.

"Showy" isn't what needs to be removed from the game. Disrespecting the other team is what needs to be removed. There isn't a thing wrong with running the bases hard and showing some enthusiasm after hitting a home run. They just recently showed Kirk Gibson's home run in the World Series where he did some fist pumps as he rounded 2nd base. That was a display of excitement for his own team rather than a "hey, I'll just stand here for a minute and admire my work" disrespect of the opposing team. Aramis sort of did it last night. How exciting is it to see a guy hitting below .200 standing there at the plate admiring a towering shot that went 370 feet. Last time I checked, Neifi Perez could hit a home run 370 feet. How special. "Around the horn" is a tradition. It keeps the infielders on their toes and kills some extra time while the next batter makes his way to the plate. They don't just do it on strike outs. They do it after just about every infield out, unless there are runners on base. There is not a thing wrong with showing some emotion. I never said there was. Standing there like an idiot watching your home run isn't showing emotion. It's showing up the other team. And I have absolutely zero problem if pitchers start earholing anyone who does it. Pujols is not bigger than the game. Aramis is not bigger than the game. No one is. Do a Scott Rolen and hustle around the bases. If you want to be admired for your accomplishment, the fans will probably call you out for a curtain call. If they didn't, it probably wasn't all that special to begin with, and certainly not worth standing there and admiring yourself. It's selfish and unsportsmanlike, and these attitudes (along with many other things) are helping to tarnish this game. Actually they're not. The game is probably more popular today than it's ever been. He didn't say it was making it less popular.

And they're the Pirates! :shock:

My favorite part:

Why not?

Jacque is the man!