ConstableRabbit

OLD-ER BRO-THER! boom boom boom boom boom OLD-ER BRO-THER! boom boom boom boom boom

Washington Mutual guy is telling me 3 out of the 7 kids in ths Chevy ad are vegetarians? wtf?

WHAT. A play. Wow!

We're gonna get to Davis. I have faith. If we can hold the Dbacks now, we're gonna do it. I dont know why, but we will.

I dont know why I feel the need to come here and read and post whenever things go badly, as if NSBB is going to have some answers.

Going to game 2 also. I don't know where this luck is coming from...

Going to game 1! 4 tickets in terr reserved!

Here goes everything...

Ronny Woo Woo's cousin? Also...anyone....plz... an online clip of CSN's coverage. I know I was at the end of it. And apparently I was on CSN Sports Night too cause a friend called me and told me he saw me. That was a great phone call by the way: *phone rings* Roast: Hello Friend: YOU $%^&* SUCK. YOU'RE ON SPORTS NIGHT NOW!? Roast: hahahahahahhahaha Between me being on the front page of the Trib, and you being on Sportsnight, us NSBBers are finally getting the recognition that we deserve. Don't forget Vance in the 7th inning stretch competition. My vying for Derrek Lee's home run ball on Friday went from the coolest NSBB poster moment of the month to a distant third on coolest NSBB poster moments of the last 4 days pretty quickly. :) I was interviewed one on one by Gail Fischer in the bleacher box seats before the first pitch of the 2006 home opener...

Every time the Cardinals make a stupid error the Brewers' TV crew shows a picture of a goat with a Cubs logo....

BAH! I wish I could go! I got shut out of yesterday's game due to ridiculous scalpers and just ended up posting up at the sports corner

Wow, how many tabs? 3 windows x15 or so. I just always get in these. I tried to get 4 Field Box Infield but it wouldnt let me, 4 x best available was terr reserved outfield. I really don't care though...

I GOT TICKETS! WOOOOOOOOOO

Can you please stop giving away free outs Lou? Thanks.

The problem with Cook is, "WHERE ARE THE JOKES?" His act consists of (probably completely made-up) stories about himself and him pacing back and forth talking in a weird voice. Tell some jokes!

Naturally, I can't find the quote anywhere, but I definitely recall reading that Soriano prefers leading off because he sees more fastballs there. That's the reason I always thought he hit better leading off. It might be a mental thing, but hasn't he had a higher OBP when he starts leadoff? It would make sense because he's really a fastball hitter.

I definitely feel the whole system is highly flawed. DVR has ruined what little meaning ratings ever had Would DVR really affect the ratings of a sporting event -- something very few people would want to watch on a delay? I watch Cubs games on delay all the time now. Not 2 days later or anything, but it's a lot easier to go grab a bite with the wife or take the dog for a walk, and then come back and watch the game while skimming through commercials. me too. if the game starts at 7 or 8, i record it and start watching after the kids are in bed. in fact, i watch almost everything on delay for that very reason (kids) Wow, you guys are really patient. I tried to watch a DVR'd game once and just HAD to go online and see the score!

I definitely feel the whole system is highly flawed. DVR has ruined what little meaning ratings ever had Would DVR really affect the ratings of a sporting event -- something very few people would want to watch on a delay?

I can't believe we let Sheets off of the hook like that with our pathetic lack of patience, and to get this far behind to a team that was so desperately in need of a win is beyond frustrating

Neither funny, nor very accurate. I really prefer the Simpsons characters one. That was absolutely perfect!

You're right. People booed because they all hate Bob Uecker and think he's the devil. It had nothing to do with the fans wanting to uphold a tradition and think it's wrong for a competing team's broadcaster to sing the stretch. it's only a "tradition" because the Cubs marketing department fooled most cubs fans into thinking it is. it's usually just a stop on "celebrity X's" press junket or politician's campaign trail. it doesn't honor Harry at all anymore (if it every did post-1998) It's tradition to say "root root root for the Cubbies," which he didn't say. In the Cubs' home ballpark. And he said the name of the team we were playing that night. With whom we were in a close division race. And he's the announcer of that team. I don't see why this is hard to understand / how it's classless / why anyone cares. Uecker didn't cry himself to sleep that night for any reason other than his team blowing yet another 3-run lead. Are you saying what Uecker did was classless? The "tradition" of outsiders inserting their team's name over Cubbies has lasted as long as the "tradition" of allowing outsiders to sing the stretch. Cubs fans routinely yell out root root root for the Cubbbies in road stadiums, and it typically drowns out the home crowds cheer. Is that classless? Ummmm where did I say that? I asked because that bolded sentence was unclear. People were saying that the booing was classless, so I said (in response to the booing): I don't see: a. Why it's hard to understand [why anyone booed] b. How [the booing] is classless c.Why anyone cares [about the whole situation] Sorry if that was unclear. I think Uecker is an amazing baseball man and a living legend, and I expected him to say "Brewers" -- there's absolutely nothing wrong with that considering who he is to the Brewers and in their organization. But for some people to get up in arms about the booing is ridiculous. I'm pretty sure Bob didn't think everyone was going to cheer (and that most would boo) when he mentioned the name of the division rival we were playing that evening in a song that's supposed to cheer on the Cubs (when played at their home ballpark), and I sincerely doubt he was upset about it. I'd expect Harry to get booed if he ever did it at a rival's park when they were playing us, and that he'd enjoy every minute of it.

You're right. People booed because they all hate Bob Uecker and think he's the devil. It had nothing to do with the fans wanting to uphold a tradition and think it's wrong for a competing team's broadcaster to sing the stretch. it's only a "tradition" because the Cubs marketing department fooled most cubs fans into thinking it is. it's usually just a stop on "celebrity X's" press junket or politician's campaign trail. it doesn't honor Harry at all anymore (if it every did post-1998) It's tradition to say "root root root for the Cubbies," which he didn't say. In the Cubs' home ballpark. And he said the name of the team we were playing that night. With whom we were in a close division race. And he's the announcer of that team. I don't see why this is hard to understand / how it's classless / why anyone cares. Uecker didn't cry himself to sleep that night for any reason other than his team blowing yet another 3-run lead. Are you saying what Uecker did was classless? The "tradition" of outsiders inserting their team's name over Cubbies has lasted as long as the "tradition" of allowing outsiders to sing the stretch. Cubs fans routinely yell out root root root for the Cubbbies in road stadiums, and it typically drowns out the home crowds cheer. Is that classless? Ummmm where did I say that?

You're right. People booed because they all hate Bob Uecker and think he's the devil. It had nothing to do with the fans wanting to uphold a tradition and think it's wrong for a competing team's broadcaster to sing the stretch. it's only a "tradition" because the Cubs marketing department fooled most cubs fans into thinking it is. it's usually just a stop on "celebrity X's" press junket or politician's campaign trail. it doesn't honor Harry at all anymore (if it every did post-1998) It's tradition to say "root root root for the Cubbies," which he didn't say. In the Cubs' home ballpark. And he said the name of the team we were playing that night. With whom we were in a close division race. And he's the announcer of that team. I don't see why this is hard to understand / how it's classless / why anyone cares. Uecker didn't cry himself to sleep that night for any reason other than his team blowing yet another 3-run lead.

Smart money says they suck, but smart money also says they should be way out of it. They're not good, but there's no reason why they can't finish a game better than the Cubs over the next thirty days. There are several reasons: 1. They aren't a good team 2. They have a tougher schedule than us 3. They have to play something like 37 games in the next 33 days with no off-days to close the season 4. They need to finish 2 games better than us, not 1 5. We have a winning record against them

Honestly, I'm very worried about this series. I'm usually ridiculously optimistic, but I just am uneasy about us sending 2 lefties against that lineup. At least one will get rocked. I really, REALLY hope I'm wrong.