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http://youtube.com/watch?v=AV8GV2LIknY SNL's spoof of Dane Cook's crappy commercials.

Whatever substance Neifi is using I think it's shrinking his ankles. Skinniest ankles in the league.

For what it's worth, Paul Sullivan had this in his article today:

Probably posted elsewhere, but Schilling is going for no-no. You can watch it free on MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w=mms%3A//a1503.l1086959717.c10869.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1503/10869/v0001/reflector%3A59717&vid=7759&pid=gen_video&cid=mlb&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1

Someone may have already posted this, but for anyone stuck at work, mlb.com is streaming espn's coverage: http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w=mms%3A//a1503.l1086932070.c10869.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1503/10869/v0001/reflector%3A32070&vid=7759&pid=gen_video&cid=mlb&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&mUrl=&type=v_free&_mp=1

And one more. I think this one's my favorite. http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9489/sori3ay0.jpg

Yeah, one moment. http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9370/cubsju3.jpg Like that?

Justed finished this wallpaper. Its pretty simple, but I thought I'd post it in case any of you wanted to use it. Its 1280x768. http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4545/sori2xt5.jpg

I've made my girlfriend into a Cubs fan over the past 3 seasons. I was trying to explain to her how I felt about Mark Prior, because she had never experienced Mark Prior at his greatest. I told her it was like this: Its Christmas Eve, your a little kid. You see the tree all decorated, you see you mom baking cookies, your dad is suspiciously missing, probably assembling your bike. You go to bed, knowing that in the morning, when you wake up, it will be Christmas and you will have all these great presents, maybe your grandparents will be there, and of course cookies and maybe that bike. Now imagine being that kid, and when you wake up, its January 9th and your mom is waking you up to go to school. You're all confused, "what about Christmas?". Mom doesn't answer, sends you on the bus, and you go to school, having missed all of Christmas break. Alright, so its a rough analogy, but as a Cubs fan I feel like watching Prior pitch in 2002 and 03, and hearing the experts rave about his mechanics, he was as close to a sure thing as a young pitcher can be. In 2003 one of the only things that got me through that horrible NLCS collapse was the expectation of how great Prior was going to be. I projected how happy I would be one day, watching Prior win Cy Youngs and leading the Cubs to the playoffs. Now that has all been taken from me, and I feel cheated. I feel like he skipped all the way through his prime and is now at the end of his career, just trying to survive with reduced velocity and veteran savvy. Its just not fair. Thus the analogy. I guess this was really more of a venting session. Didn't really contribute anything to the conversation, but I feel a little bit better getting that out. Thanks for being my shrink.

True. How about Anthony Thomas to a lesser extent? Didn't he win ROY? Barely hear his name anymore.

I'm trying to think of another player, in any sport, who was so good early on, and then lost it. Ben Rothlisberger?

I think those white cubs sneaks would look real nice autographed and put in a case.

I think this is right on. That said, is it worth giving up some sinking movement in a few starts in order to have a rested and healthy arm come the end of the year? I'm with Piniella here, give our horse rest so he can be at his peak at the end of the season.

There were 9 on the 1998 Cubs.:shock: I'd be willing to bet that that is the most any team has ever had. And that bet is predicated on the assumption that none of you take me up on that and actually research it.

Wow, some of you go back before my time. Has Mike Morgan been listed?

This isn't really the hardcore baseball talk that you can find in other threads on this board, so if thats what you're looking for, just move along. :) My brother and I started listing some past Cubs players from our childhood's (past 5-10 years) and we were amazed by the number of players that had the same letter starting both their first and last names. Soooo, here's my question, how many past Cubs can we come up with that have the dublicate letter first and last name. I'll start us off with an easy one and a not so obvious one: Sammy Sosa Gary Gaetti Anybody care to entertain me with more names? :wink:

I didn't even think to ask Tim. Is it cool that I have my blog in my sig?

My bad about the large avatar, I fixed it. And yeah, definitely fine if you want to use the WP.

Cool, thanks for the suggestions. Anyone have a better headline I can throw on there?

First off, let me know if there's another thread that this belongs in, I'm new to the board. I put the cheesy headline in, and then got railed on by my roommate for how stupid he thought it was. Nevertheless, I'll let you guys be the judge. Headline or no? It's formatted for a 1280x768 monitor. Without headline: http://bp1.blogger.com/_sLKE7H1TLug/RfIUanyDteI/AAAAAAAAAKE/k8ysq72l7oA/s1600-h/3.jpg With headline: http://bp3.blogger.com/_sLKE7H1TLug/RfIUTHyDtdI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/qjHmk_Qn_Pk/s1600-h/Death+Row.jpg I've only been using photoshop for a few months, so any critiques are appreciated.

http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/AZMG204030718_1024x768.jpg Jacque laying out for a ball http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/AZMG203030718_1024x768.jpg Proof that Aramis hustled, not a standing triple http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/AZMG208030718_1024x768.jpg Sori swiping second. He looks so good in those blue pinstripes. http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/AZMG209030718_1024x768.jpg This is a sight I can get used to. I know its a pain trying to see these when they're so big, so tell me if you want me to post the smaller version. I like them big so I can put them as my desktop wallpaper.

http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/AZMG205030619_1024x768.jpg Marquis makin faces again. http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/AZMG203030619_1024x768.jpg EPatt

Maybe, but there are plenty of overweight power pitchers who manage to stay healthy. Zambrano for one, Clemens is a bit tubby now too. I hope you're right, but I don't know if weight has a correlation with arm injuries.

It seems like every year we hear about how Wood is going to straighten out his mechanics, and then nothing really changes. I'm resigned to the fact that he will always throw violently, and we just need to manage how we use his arm.

Agreed, but consistency and longevity also need to be factored in. If he can't maintain his production it doesn't matter how good his ERA and other ratio stats are.