I hate to say it, but if the Cubs win, I hope Milwaukee does too. At this point, i'm less worried about catching Milwaukee than I am about being caught by the Cardinals
i want you to call my in-laws immediately In a way, it's a good thing. Some early success might make LaRussa less likely to take him out when he inevitably starts sucking a condition known in the medical field as "Managerial Neifitosis"
when I read the thread title (and saw it was started by IMB!) I figured it was going to be a "who's fatter" contest between Miggy and the cartoon character
21 K's is more likely. 5 HR would have to be accomplished by a player who is not normally a home run threat, so the manager would keep saying "there's no way he hits another one"
i'm sure they're giving each other reach-arounds in celebration as we speak they don't deserve much credit though, as if anything, it's the 100,000 mouth-breathers at FARK.com who tipped the scales (assuming they even considered the votes)
Miggy is the anti-Kerry Wood (re: weight) whereas Kerry looks like he hasn't eaten anything for 6 months, Miggy is looking more and more like Bartolo Colon OLD MIGGY: http://www.somos10.com/pics/Miguel%20Cabrera%202.jpg NEW MIGGY: http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2007/08/05/19/899-hit06_marlins_spts_wmm.standalone.prod_affiliate.56.JPG
I hate trying to get autographs. Even at our A-Ball stadium, I feel like a total d-bag standing by the dugout with the 8 year olds. at least I don't have a binder of baseball cards in custom made plastic sleeves