Outshined_One

Jenks is listed at 270 pounds and is well over six feet tall...

1876 thru 2005 team W L pct Chicago Cubs 9835 9291 0.514 Chicago White Sox 8203 8020 0.506 Post season appearances CUBS 14 sox 8 World Series appearances CUBS 10 sox 5 World Series wins CUBS 2 sox 2 World Series thrown CUBS 0 sox 1 8)

Since when did Michael Barrett become a pitcher?

I'd say that there are maybe three people in that entire ballpark who like Liz Phair.

Who does the organ work at Wrigley?

For some reason, I have the "Magical Trevor" songs go through my head every time I see Wandy Rodriguez. I think it's because of his "Magical Wandy" nickname...

Yes, but much like the Jeffrey Maier thing, all of Yankees history is conveniently written in such a way to make it look like the Yankees won every playoff series cleanly, fairly, and evenly.

FYI, I'm praying that we have a Ronnie Woo Woo appearance at the Cellblock some time during this series. Having him annoying the holy crap out of Sox fans would make my year.

I hope Bernie Mac gets shot out of a cannon into Lake Michigan.

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And there's the customary Cubs bashing.

I think I just saw a flock of sparrows come flying out of Bagwell's beard.

Looks like it What's the old saying if you can't beat em, join em? Eh, more like Schaudenfreude on my end of things. Misery loves company, ya know?

Hooray Magic Wandy.

Of course, this being a game shown in Chicago, Fox must show proper love and respect for Vince Lombardi.

Joe Buck: World-renowned expert in international relations and the Cuban economic structure.

Tadahito Iguchi was absolutely crucial to the White Sox this season and pretty much proved that some guys can come over and immediately produce, especially given how cheap he was. I wonder if that'll have an impact on some of the guys who are posted?

That game broke an agonizing losing streak in which the bullpen was completely shot. I saw that one as justifiable because, at the time, the Cubs needed a big shot in the arm and that CG win was absolutely huge. They needed to break that losing streak if they wanted any chance at actually competing for the WC/Division. Of course, that turned out to be a completely moot point. Everything looks completely obvious in hindsight, ya know? That said, there were plenty of other instances in which I was incredibly pissed off at Dusty for overworking the arms.

Mwahahahahahahahaha.

Yost is as clueless as Baker when it comes to in-game managing.

And what about all of the boos that rained down on the Astros after the last out?

Red Sox will probably also make a charge at him.

Depends on the situation. For one, I do not buy for a second that Pujols is 25. I don't necessarily think he's as old as, say, Julio Franco. However, I could definitely buy him being in his late 20s or around 30 (A-Rod's age). Secondly, I think people are jusitified in their arguments regarding positional scarcity. If we're talking straight up defense, I'd take A-Rod over Pujols. Thirdly, the stats are quite telling. A-Rod is the better fantasy player because he plays a positional without many good offensive players as compared to 1B. However...I think I would take Pujols over A-Rod if I were running a major league club. After seeing what's happened to A-Rod with the Yankees, I just can't place such a high value on him. He's not likable, he's not a leader, and he is the last guy you want at the plate in pressure situations. Yeah, I know RISP fluctuates and it's hard to assess whether or not clutch hitting actually exists...but A-Rod just isn't a guy I'd want at the plate in the bottom of the ninth, two outs, two men on, and my team down by 2. He's the first guy I'd want to have at the plate if my team were up by 4, though. Pujols, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. He's a back-breaker in every sense of the word. How many heart-breaking big hits has he had so far in his short career? Every time he comes to the plate in a situation where he could swing the momentum of the game, you can just feel the air starting to get sucked out of the stadium. Plus, while he doesn't quite stack up to A-Rod in terms of stats and defense, he is not a slouch by any stretch of the word.

What ever happened to the financial problems of the Diamondbacks? Did they magically fly away when no one was looking?

And as for the Astros "catching fire", as it were...was anyone else watching the Wild Card race this year? Did you all notice that no one wanted the Wild Card throughout the course of the year and the the Astros nearly blew it to Philly, but didn't because Philly was slightly more inept than Houston? Houston was the best team in the NL playoffs this year. Between the injuries and shoddy offensive play of the Cardinals, the pitching issues of the Braves, and San Diego just basically sucking, Houston has every right to be in the World Series. I say good for them, they deserve it.