Sammy Sofa

What about JI JIM THOME?

http://static.flickr.com/45/151576456_fd32c147f0.jpg The O RLY thing is [expletive] (sorry, but it is. IMO) but the look on Hairston's face in that picture is awesome! Haha, and this is my 5000th post. That almost redeems the entire "O RLY?" debacle.

he's also GIDP twice today. Hey, 2 GIDP and 1 HR is better than 3 GIDP. I'd be shocked if Armais doesn't get back up there once you get another big hitter in the lineup for him to hit after. That's just always going to be his role. If the Cubs play smart and surround him with Lees (Derrek and Carlos, if the latter is able to be picked up), I have little doubt he'll be the monster we've seen him be.

Remember how Juan Pierre hit that awesome triple in his first at bat for the Cubs this year? For that one moment, maybe everything was going to be OK? I wanna go back to that.

I think it was mentioned they wanted another decent player besides Hill, and the deal was never really very serious beyond the "hey, tossing it out there..." stages, if at all.

Jacque Jones has the only 2 Cub hit tonight. End it all now, please!

Damn, I liked my version better.

So who did we get giving up Van Buren, Koronka and Nolasco? A PTBNL, Bynum and Pierre? This organization is doomed for the forseeable future.

Marshall has zero control tonight...get him out of there!

Pierre better hit a frickin' grand slam. Marshall, Marshall, Marshall...time to hit the pine for today, kid.

yeah, surprisingly young pitchers don't very often go out there and dominate from the very start of their career. Surprisingly, a lot of them aren't as jaw-droppingly awful as Rich Hill. We get it...you don't like people picking on him.

Nope. Scouting reports are confusing, we don't use them. "Cubs Scouting Report: THE BIG YELLOW ONE IS THE SUN!!!!"

Sweet Jumpin' Jesus, what's up with Sean?!? This outing is downright Hill-esque...

So you go out of your way to defend Jacque Jones against the general perception of his mediocre career, but you're already maybe tossing Marshall under the bus? Damn. That's cold.

The only game that pumped his ERA up was the SF start. Everything else has looked pretty kosher. Coincidentally, the SF game was the first one where Sean couldn't have his good luck meal because of the early start. Hmmmmmm...

Cabrera's pic makes him look like the Gerber baby all grown up.

Marshall is pitching Uggla. HAW-HAW!

:?: Cubs lose to the Marlins, no chance to announce Dusty's extension. The Cubs must lose every game for the rest of the year for us to escape him.

TAKE THAT, DUSTY!!!

Man, if those Dusty extension reports are true, I feel really conflicted rooting for the Cubs to win.

A Black Racer reference?!? Wow.

This is so very true. I loathe guy, but he's such a "smart jerk."

On the one hand, that's awesome and what you hope to hear. On the other hand, it raises concerning questions about the team's coaches and management. Shocker, I know. I understand the concern, but if it's going to "bristle" your pitcher, why even bother announcing it? Talk it over with Wood in private and decide for sure before making a statement. It makes everyone look bad.

Cleary, pitching with your left hand is mystical and elusive art. Rusch is like a beautiful endangered animal...a southpaw manatee, if you will.

Zero relevance. He claimed to have some information about what it's like in the bigs. I asked him how he knew. How can anyone know what the unwritten rules of playing in the bigs other than someone who has been there? After all, the rule goes unrecorded so it is only passed down through custom and word of mouth. I'd apprecaite any inside gossip. Unbelievable. So we can't assume or infer based on anything we know or have observed in our own lives...because we haven't played in the bigs? How many times to do I have to explicitly explain what I think happened and why I think it happened? What do I have to possibly gain by making it up out of the clear blue? I've never encountered a business or organization or clique or social group period that appreciates it when a new guy that is terrible at his job/always screwes up/etc. goes out of their way to attack or call out someone in that same social group who is already established and generally does very well when that person really didn't do anything wrong except kinda be a jerk. It's just one of those things...why is MLB going to be exclusive from those kinds of mentalities? If anything, it's going to be 10 times worse there because of how competitive it is. Oh, so you don't know. I don't understand how that proves or disproves anything I've said. Nope. Alright then. Wait, wait, wait...you grill me like I was "busted" for what I said because I hadn't played professional baseball, yet you can make this declarative statement without batting an eye? How do you know for sure why Ozzie said what he said? Are you a close family member? His best friend? A teammate? His therapist? Now before you jump on me, all I'm trying to do is highlight what you were doing to me. I disagree with what you said, but I don't know for sure you're wrong. And I'm not seriously asking the questions above...I just don't appreciate being called out like I was for no reason whatsoever. I respectfully disagree. Vive la difference.