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Eff youtube. Put it on Photobucket, then give us the link.

I like it when there is baseball more than when there is not baseball.

ONE HOUR AND FORTY MINUTES

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/mlb/2000/0529/photo/a_lieber.jpg http://www.stu-man.com/vintage/212lieber.jpg :grin: I'm really not too excited about him, though. The only reason this is cool is because the Autographed picture I have of him hanging on my wall makes a lot more sense now.

Macias takes my top spot, but yeah - Hundley was godawful.

Tomorrow is the big day - pitchers and Catchers (according to cubs.com) report to Arizona at 1pm Central time. We've had a thread like this for pictures and news about who has arrived and such each of the past couple years so I figured I'd start it off this year. Welcome back, baseball.

that's like asking "if two people own the same car but one has 2 speeding tickets and the other doesn't, which is more likely to speed?" more like "if two people own the same car but one has two speeding tickets, which one is more likely to violently murder his entire family?" Sammy Sosa :lol:

I think any reasonable person would say yes. Wouldn't any reasonable person also say that if he used steroids (its clearly obvious to you and 'reasonable' people since you can say that without a doubt) his name would have been mentioned in at least one of the reports so far. The best evidence they have against him so far is that someone overheard him talking to some other people about what they would do if/when amphetamines, not steroids, were banned. I don't know. I know I'm a total Sammy Homer, but the longer he goes without having his name brought up at all in any semi-credible steroid report, the more doubt it should instill in ones mind that he ever did actually use steroids. you can't put him in any report unless someone directly related to his using steroids has given sworn testimony. there are a great number of alleged steroid users not named in the Mitchell Report or BALCO hearings Very true, however few of them are as high profile as Sammy. I mean, he's the #5 HR hitter of all time, wouldn't you think that people would be looking at him really hard/closely? Who knows, maybe they haven't. Maybe he's just lucky enough to have escaped the wrath of MLB/Mitchel Report thus far. Or maybe he just didn't do roids.

It's like multiple VH1's....they call them VHs. Booooooo..... Hahaha, but no really that was funny.

I think any reasonable person would say yes. Wouldn't any reasonable person also say that if he used steroids (its clearly obvious to you and 'reasonable' people since you can say that without a doubt) his name would have been mentioned in at least one of the reports so far. The best evidence they have against him so far is that someone overheard him talking to some other people about what they would do if/when amphetamines, not steroids, were banned. I don't know. I know I'm a total Sammy Homer, but the longer he goes without having his name brought up at all in any semi-credible steroid report, the more doubt it should instill in ones mind that he ever did actually use steroids.

*AHEM* http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2003-06-03-sosa-lower-inside.jpg To be fair, that's a little different than Sammy being proven to have used steroids. Did he use steroids? I don't know, I'd like to think there would be some pretty definitive evidence if he had, since he's 5th in HR now. Maybe he just hid it better than Bonds and Roger? Who knows, but they aren't going after him the way they have a few others. You'd think if there was evidence, it would be as looked as the others. Exactly. Plus, the corked bat thing was a one time incident. Do we know if he used it more than once? No, but they checked each and every one of his other 70-some bats plus all of the ones in the hall of fame and they were all clean. Maybe you don't buy his bat boy put the BP bat in the wrong bin story - that's fine, it's a stretch. But either way - the point is a most-likely one time (or very few time, if that's what you chose to believe) is most likely going to be perceived very differently than bonds/roger's steroid use.

:rotfl: He's played CF for the Gary Railcats the past few years lol.

=D> Certainly one of my favorite parts about his tenure. Hey, did you know Dusty was on Deck when Aaron hit 715? He was, just ask him.

LOL WHAT? Again. Word for word. That guy is a goldmine. And trust us, he manages just as well as he speaks.

Right. It's just like fishing. You're going striped bass fishing. You've got birds on top and you follow the birds. Where the birds are, the bait fish are below that. Below the bait fish are the striped bass. That's what you want to do. That's how you want to do your lineup. That way they can't escape. That's how I try to make my lineup out so the opposition can't pitch around this guy or that guy and that guy and can't escape. You try to get them in the crossfire. lol, wut? Dusty quote. haha i don't even know what that means. it made my head hurt, though. Get used to that feeling. You'll have it a lot over the course of his contract.

Right. It's just like fishing. You're going striped bass fishing. You've got birds on top and you follow the birds. Where the birds are, the bait fish are below that. Below the bait fish are the striped bass. That's what you want to do. That's how you want to do your lineup. That way they can't escape. That's how I try to make my lineup out so the opposition can't pitch around this guy or that guy and that guy and can't escape. You try to get them in the crossfire. lol, wut? Dusty quote.

Is anyone else having a deja vu moment? I could have sworn that the Miles excerpt was from an article written weeks ago in response to something Phil Rogers posted at the Tribune... Uh, no. It's just that after nearly 180 pages of discussion here and stuff that's been nothing more than speculation on mainstream media blogs (see Trib) and blogosphere blogs, certain truths have been constant: The Cubs have been steadfast in saying they weren't going to trade Hill, Pie or Colvin. That was true earlier, and it's true now. Talks between the Cubs and Orioles have never gotten to the "yes" or "no" stage despite a report during the convention that the Baltimore owner nixed a 7-for-2 trade. The Cubs remain interested in Roberts. The names I've put out there are the ones I've been led to believe they'll discuss with the Orioles. The Cubs feel it's too early in Colvin's developmental stage to trade him, especially after investing a top draft pick. The Orioles are going to finish last or next-to-last with or without Roberts. The way I read it, the Cubs feel that MacPhail might as well take a decent offer for Roberts and not try to hold people up or risk being stuck with him, if "stuck" is the right word. I've read all kinds of things about deals being close. Nothing has been close. That may change in the next few days, but it seems to me the Cubs are ready to move on with or without Roberts. <3 Thank you for bringing sanity to this 193billion page thread.

Psh, that's nothing. Apparently I'm a Nazi. I didn't realize there were people with that low a level of self-esteem. I mostly just feel sorry for them. Quiet, Nazi.

Also, I encourage everyone to check out this thread: (nsfw of course) http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=5246.msg104564#msg104564 Seems they love my sword picture as much as you guys do! :lol: :lol: I'm apparently "Ghey"

haha awesome. i've now become known at the brewers' page and desipio. i do enjoy the fact that they refuse to believe there are people in the world who don't have sex until they're in love. or that they're suggesting that someone who posts on an internet message board can't get laid, while they're... posting on an internet message board. :lol: Thought you'd enjoy that.

oh sure we do. just ask the fellas at Desipio oh my. you had never visited? Just the main page a few times. I had seen people diss it in passing, but never really thought much of it. That place is a goldmine. Indeed it is. I strongly suggest everyone go there and type in NSBB in the search. Especially Truffle(NSFW)

Application for what? General Manager :lol: I wish. Just a part time job. Crowd Management/Vendor/Parking Assistant.

She can be. yes, but she's also probably the most savvy business woman in the world Well this too.

I was there the other day to turn in an application and they were doing some work inside as well. Not sure quite what...but work nonetheless.

DARNIT. I always miss all the fun. I love NSBB beatdowns so much.