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  1. UMFan83
    What is it with the Blues and Kings this year? We can't seem to beat them!
  2. UMFan83
    The link on the last post but here it is: http://www.cubsaz.com/journal/journal.php
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    Also, there are some quotes from Lou at this link. His key quote is "We're going to get it done", of course referring to the World Series drought. http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/02/piniella-were-going-to-get-it-done.html There is a sweet video on the sidebar of a Dan Roan sports report from Mesa. Scroll past the Paxson talk, and there are some videos of Z, Samardzija, Geo and Gaudin warming up. Gaudin is rocking a Drew Gooden/Reed Johnson style beard
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    Now with Cubs pictures! Z! http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/345,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.b2afa6d1c15f45adb6dd269200c85e64.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg106.jpg http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.c160782bb7394de6aca36c622aff6b69.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg107.jpg Lilly http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.8011e028dbc246d4a91cab5214f00698.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg105.jpg Lou and Hendry http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.f72f4f44028b48cb9890347ee69bc169.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg104.jpg http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.55a328144e844410943948ddf53e69a1.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg101.jpg http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/345,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.5cc2e56147b74e9085720e6d8289309a.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg103.jpg http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.a508f5ede9d04380b37042cfd2897631.cubs_spring_baseball_azmg102.jpg
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    http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090213/i/r1798498898.jpg http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090213/i/r1254635001.jpg http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090213/i/r3233684725.jpg
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    did someone say he lost weight? He looks like he did. He was getting pretty chunky at the end of last year. Here he was in the playoff last year (warning, bad memories ahead): http://www1.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Chicago+Cubs+v+Los+Angeles+Dodgers+Game+3+5JRCiRRpj-Gl.jpg http://pictopia.com/perl/get_image?provider_id=314&size=550x550_mb&ptp_photo_id=6159789 I realize I am just showing pictures of his ass, but that's the best I can find (sadly the only Geo NLDS pictures you can find are where the Dodgers players are scoring yet another run :( ), and he definitely looks beefier.
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    I forgot to check Cubsaz.com. He's got some pictures from yesterday as several players including Geo, Gathright, Koyie Hill, Guzman, Gaudin, Fox worked out. I have tremendous respect for his blog and his exclusive pictures, so I am not going to post them all, but hopefully it will be alright to post one as a teaser. The one........ The only......... GEOVANY SOTO http://www.boysofspring.com/journal/G%20S.jpg Complete pictures here http://www.cubsaz.com/journal/journal.php
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    Hard to tell but that's new Brave, and Cubs playoff jerkoff Derek Lowe http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.815785e30fd74b60accaeb34373fc115.braves_spring_baseball_fldp107.jpg See? http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.3e8bed0c89264a98abf53cb2707c7684.braves_spring_baseball_fldp106.jpg Where's Nick Johnson going to play this year with Dunn on the team? http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.b885042b133144378277474cad7b0129.nationals_baseball_spring_preview_wx111.jpg Cubs tormentor Jeff Francoeur http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090213%2Fcapt.085d7ed887ec463796506b9c87747438.braves_spring_baseball_fldp108.jpg
  9. UMFan83
    I don't understand this at all. The Cubs are clearly the best team in the division. They've even added distance between them and the next best team. How can you not be excited? This team on paper is better than last's years team at this point. because outside of the 5th starter spot, there isn't much to pay attention to. Spring Training is 3x longer than it needs to be, and it's hard to get excited about baseball until we're a lot closer to the season. Who cares if it's 3 times too long? What are you going to do start the season in mid-March? I am a baseball fanatic. When baseball is on, I am watching. When the offseason arrives, I fall into a cocoon and hibernate with lesser sports like football and basketball to get me by. By early February, I am dying to get any glimpse of my summer warriors on a baseball field. You could start Spring Training on November 1st and I would be fine with it.
  10. UMFan83
    Hush you. Come on Ben! And then we need a stop.. Looks like I spoke too soon!
  11. UMFan83
    Looks like you all spoke too soon.
  12. UMFan83
    Carmona http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.d16b73f6a6664b96a7f58bfcac00a9ec.indians_spring_baseball_azpc104.jpg V-Mart http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.98e5603a0b0b492b877222b61f2e9986.indians_spring_baseball_azpc103.jpg
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    Wood throwing http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.abb49b131cc5421f98c082d8cf08ef0a.indians_spring_baseball_azpc101.jpg
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    Ugh... http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/345,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.d854834a5584476e824244e867f6c30a.indians_spring_baseball_azpc105.jpg DeRosa talking to Wood :(
  15. UMFan83
    Brewers fans are usually a noticable minority at Brewers/Cubs games already. Not as much as Cubs fans at Miller Park, but its not hard to find a Brewers fan at Wrigley.
  16. UMFan83
    The Brian Roberts thread lived until Opening Day. So long as this thread doesn't go off the deep end, we'll let this go till then. Yeah but there were still reports up until the last week that there was hope of a deal getting done. There hasn't been any sort of report in a week.
  17. UMFan83
    Figured I would start this. Since the Cubs don't report until tomorrow, we'll do pictures of some of the teams that reported today/early: Jeter and co. http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r1775657979.jpg Jeter meeting Burnett http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r4208320493.jpg Nick "no longer the enemy" Swisher and Burnett http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r3816003397.jpg Roy Halladay http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r2051732735.jpg More Jays http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r3184451249.jpg And more http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r3846891505.jpg I'm not over 2003 douchebag http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/345,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.03411a330a704876a0b534bf99829a42.red_sox_spring_training_baseball_flsr103.jpg Clay Bucholtz http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/345,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.bd1d73d51b974e86b229b92a24495811.red_sox_spring_baseball_flsr102.jpg Aaron Hill http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20090212/i/r598786339.jpg Looks like fun http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/400,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.d08dfc2bc312483d8ed7f01b20166446.red_sox_spring_baseball_flsr105.jpg Please feel free to post more as they come along, especially Cubs tomorrow.
  18. UMFan83
    ^ I agree the pregames are fun there, and a large part is because of the Yawkey Way experience. I really hope they build the triangle building at Wrigley and do something similar. Right now the bars are the pregame spots, and I doubt that would change with the triangle building. The people who want to get hammered will still get hammered. But for those that want to go for the baseball, being able to get there early, enter the area thats blocked off to non-ticket holders and going to the shops and buying food from food stands would be pretty fun. You can also incorporate some of the new age ballpark features like a Kids zone and batting cages or whatever without defiling the actual ballpark.
  19. UMFan83
    From my memory there aren't really too many "bad seats" at Fenway unless you are behind a pole. The seats are cramped as hell and don't angle towards the field though for the most part.
  20. UMFan83
    I was the one that vouched for Gilbert at the top part of the list. His numbers when healthy compared favorably to the numbers Kobe was putting up during the same stretch. His advanced metrics look good too. It's definitely arguable though. Not sure about Al Jeff. I think he has some issues on defense. Rising star for sure though and could easily be on the top list if not now very soon.
  21. UMFan83
    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with. Well nobody said anything about reducing payroll. We're talking about adding more big contracts Right now we are. If Rich Harden pitches awesome this year and the economy is still in the crapper, does the new owner resign him or replace his salary? That's the stuff that worries me The good news is I think he is the only halfway decent FA after 2009
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    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with. Because he's a Cubs fan and wants to own the Cubs. If I had a chance to own the Cubs but knew I'd have to reduce them to a $60 million dollar payroll, the only hard part would be deciding whether my first response to the complaints would be a rude phrase or a rude gesture. Man I wouldn't. I'd buy the Cubs only if I knew I could help them win a title. I'd find a different place to invest my money and make a profit.
  23. UMFan83
    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with. Well nobody said anything about reducing payroll. We're talking about adding more big contracts Right now we are. If Rich Harden pitches awesome this year and the economy is still in the crapper, does the new owner resign him or replace his salary?
  24. UMFan83
    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with.
  25. UMFan83
    I'm not gonna panic until I have to. I think it would be weird for a lifetime Cubs fan to buy the Cubs and then slash payroll and screw the franchise over.
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