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Nice DLee impression Jacque

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2007/08/players-attend-.html This article says that Uncle Cliffy has until Sunday to come off the berievement lost or else the Cubs have to decide whether to put him on the restricted list or not. What is the restricted list, and what are the rules behind that?

Rain delay until 3:30

It's a bad deal but there's no doubt that Dye can still contribute for them. Maybe not $11 million dollars worth, but he has been making like $5 million a year the last 3 seasons so I guess they are doing it as gratitude for the last 3 years. .311/.391/.680 with 12 HR since the All Star Break

Yup, I just noticed that as well. Pretty cool

This thread makes me smile *reads the balcony post* Is it still ok to smile?

I went to go look for the Cubs in the Wild Card standings and then I realized....we don't qualify for them!!

If it makes you feel better...on 8/17/03 the Cubs were 0.5 games out of first and just 5 games over .500 at 64-59. We are only 1 GB that team (and tied in the loss column).

FIRST PLACE!!!! (despite being 3 games over .500!)

3 outs away from sole possession of first place! Yes its only 0.5 games, and yes we are only 3 games over .500, and yes its only mid-August, but I don't care, I am celebrating if the Reds can pull this off.

1 more... (and then 3 more)

OMG Can't Weathers just come in...geez

Reds lead 1-0 on Phillips' double

LOL See this is why we boo him

He doesn't. He's not as awesome as he normally is, but he has had some big hits like that 3 run HR off Dempster in the 10th in April.

Well, that's a totally wrong statement, but he was really stupid in walking Ankiel. I know, thats my impulsed emotions talking. He has been very inconsistent though and bad at times. Excellent at others

Howry sucks

Howry has been an awful pitcher this year. Maybe he just knows he can get out Pujols so he's gonna take care of him in the 8th

Umm, okay. Maybe not done, but I won't be watching any TV to witness the Ankiel lovefest that will go on all weekend.

Post of the day LOL

Oh boy... what if he said "people trying to make a big deal out of nothing"? Left "black" out of it? Still bad, not as bad though I'm no mod so continue the convo unmoderated. But I am going to drop it because theres a Cubs game going on and racism is a volatile topic that I don't feel like keeping going in a game thread

The sad thing is, if Jacque Jones hit 60 HRs and was given nightly curtain calls he would still never like the Cubs. For some reason, the Cubs fans just hated him like no other Cubs. Think about all of our bad FAs signings, none were ever hated as much as Jacque. The man hit a career high in HRs and was still hated by the Cubs. Not fair, and I feel really bad for the guy because you have to believe that he thinks racism is the reason. We hated Latroy Hawkins more. A lot more. Todd Hundley too. Based on performance... Cubs fans were ecstatic about the signing. Todd Hundley too. Cubs fans were ready to boo jacque heartily the moment he first stepped into the box at Wrigley. I dont believe that at all. Jones started out horrible, and the team was horrible, and it free falled from there. I don't see it that way. The Jacque Jones signing was vilified on boards like this. Cubs fans came out with pitchforks waiting to use them on Jacque it seems. They were booing him crazy on the first Saturday of the season because he started out 0-10 or something like that. These are his OPS by month last year: .748,.853,.896,.679,.881,.887. Those numbers, save 1-2 months are pretty consistent. Other than maybe his rough first week as a Cub and July when the whole team was horrible, there were no stretches where the fans needed to call him out and boo him. He finishes the season with 27 HR and a +.800 OPS and gets off to a slow start this season and immediately the booing continues.

I think 2 of his last 3 starts have been solid. The outlier is the game at Coors which he pitched decent for 5 2/3 innings.

The sad thing is, if Jacque Jones hit 60 HRs and was given nightly curtain calls he would still never like the Cubs. For some reason, the Cubs fans just hated him like no other Cubs. Think about all of our bad FAs signings, none were ever hated as much as Jacque. The man hit a career high in HRs and was still hated by the Cubs. Not fair, and I feel really bad for the guy because you have to believe that he thinks racism is the reason. Todd Hundley. Put away the race card. I didn't say it was racism, I said he probably thinks it was. So I guess I'm playing the race card for him. Oh well.

The sad thing is, if Jacque Jones hit 60 HRs and was given nightly curtain calls he would still never like the Cubs. For some reason, the Cubs fans just hated him like no other Cubs. Think about all of our bad FAs signings, none were ever hated as much as Jacque. The man hit a career high in HRs and was still hated by the Cubs. Not fair, and I feel really bad for the guy because you have to believe that he thinks racism is the reason. We hated Latroy Hawkins more. A lot more. Todd Hundley too. Based on performance... Cubs fans were ecstatic about the signing. Todd Hundley too. Cubs fans were ready to boo jacque heartily the moment he first stepped into the box at Wrigley.