Fred Hornkohl

If it's worth acheiving...... it's never easy !!!

Thanx for that, too !! Now I'm really curious, 'cause I encountered a truck in a truck stop the other day. It was marked Byfuglien Trucking out of Roseau, MN. Hmmm, I wonder ??? Curious about what? Minnesota is full of Scandinavians. Even being full of Scandinavians, there can't be many Byfugliens in Roseau that aren't related to each other. Actually, there's 81 Byfugliens listed in Minnesota. 65-70 of them are in Roseau.

Thanx for that, too !! Now I'm really curious, 'cause I encountered a truck in a truck stop the other day. It was marked Byfuglien Trucking out of Roseau, MN. Hmmm, I wonder ??? http://www.iseek.org/northwest/businessDescription?id=595279597 Yeah, I alrerady checked it out in another database. :wink:

Thanx for that, too !! Now I'm really curious, 'cause I encountered a truck in a truck stop the other day. It was marked Byfuglien Trucking out of Roseau, MN. Hmmm, I wonder ???

His father is of African decent. I thought someone told me Nigeria once, but I can't say for sure Interesting. Thanx !

Still can't figure out how they get BUFF-lin out of Byfuglien. Anybody know what nationality that is ??

Sure wish I could have seen that non-call. According to the radio guys it was criminal.

[uploading gylcerine tablets for YDC] :wink:

It's about time they sent Pronger to the box !!!

Time to kick it in the next gear and start pulling away !! Go BLACKHAWKS !!

You'll have all the time you need to relax after you die !! :wink:

See there ?? It ain't sulley-bad yet !!!

That was quick.

Anybody know what chord that is that the organist plays after a Hawks goal ??? I'd love to get a set of air horns for my truck that produce that same chord, eh?

The radio guys seem to think he will be.

fixed No way man, I want to win this at the UC in front of our fans!!! /ducks Winning it at the United Center would be real nice...... but I'd much rather Chicago is still standing when I get home, eh?

Just pray to God they don't go into "sit back and protect the lead" mode, or the whole thing could crumble like a house of cards !!!

Fixed !!

Now this reminds me of the '61 BlackHawks !!! :yahoo:

Did these guys put beer on their Wheaties, or what ??

Sure it is. Which do think is the best predictor of Soto's production in the SHORT TERM ?? The first month of the season, the last month of the season, or the overall average of both ?? Soto AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RC IsoD RBI% 04/05 - 05/12 83 16 26 4 0 4 10 24 16 0.313 0.467 0.506 0.973 0.349 4.27 19.6 0.154 0.162 05/14 - 06/06 43 2 6 0 0 1 2 7 14 0.140 0.260 0.209 0.469 0.179 4.04 2.3 0.120 0.059 04/05 - 06/06 126 18 32 4 0 5 12 31 30 0.254 0.401 0.405 0.806 0.297 4.20 20.5 0.147 0.130

Here's our hitting lines for a completely random period of time..... the last 21 games. 05/14 - 06/06 AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BABIP P/PA RC IsoD RBI% Colvin 34 6 11 4 0 2 6 3 12 0.324 0.368 0.618 0.986 0.450 3.45 7.7 0.045 0.143 Nady 35 3 13 2 0 2 8 0 7 0.371 0.361 0.600 0.961 0.423 3.94 7.6 -0.010 0.333 Fontenot 38 5 12 4 3 0 3 1 1 0.316 0.366 0.579 0.945 0.324 3.12 8.0 0.050 0.167 Soriano 63 12 15 6 1 2 8 8 18 0.238 0.329 0.460 0.789 0.302 4.11 9.5 0.091 0.167 D Lee 75 10 19 5 0 2 7 11 23 0.253 0.349 0.400 0.749 0.340 4.02 10.5 0.096 0.132 Byrd 73 10 19 7 0 1 5 4 11 0.260 0.325 0.397 0.722 0.295 3.58 9.4 0.065 0.133 Fukudome 61 5 15 1 2 1 5 7 13 0.246 0.319 0.377 0.696 0.298 4.16 7.3 0.073 0.190 K Hill 28 1 8 2 0 0 5 2 9 0.286 0.333 0.357 0.690 0.421 3.70 3.3 0.048 0.294 Baker 19 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 6 0.211 0.250 0.368 0.618 0.308 4.65 1.8 0.039 0.429 Ramirez 52 6 10 3 0 2 7 4 13 0.192 0.250 0.365 0.615 0.216 4.11 4.8 0.058 0.125 Castro 78 8 20 0 0 1 7 5 11 0.256 0.298 0.295 0.592 0.288 3.43 6.8 0.041 0.130 Soto 43 2 6 0 0 1 2 7 14 0.140 0.260 0.209 0.469 0.179 4.04 2.3 0.120 0.059 Theriot 71 4 13 0 0 0 2 1 8 0.183 0.216 0.183 0.399 0.206 3.68 2.8 0.033 0.067 last 21 games 707 73 170 36 7 14 70 55 157 0.240 0.301 0.371 0.671 0.291 3.78 78.8 0.060 0.152 season totals 1892 234 491 97 13 52 227 180 393 0.260 0.327 0.407 0.734 0.303 3.82 251.7 0.067 0.172 Notice that the top 3 players by OPS are bench players, and the bottom 4 are everyday regulars. The only 3 players that have shown any propensity to drive in runs, Baker, Nady, & Hill, are all bench jockeys. Yes, there are sample size issues here, but the whole damned team is in a slump..... as evidenced by the rousing 3.48 runs per game we scored over this period and the .100 drop in team OPS. I find it real hard to fault Lou, or any manager, for shaking this lineup up, or even turning it upside down, in the SHORT TERM. Don't confuse that in any way with a LONG TERM solution. Benching Soto in the LONG TERM is simply insane, and , as much as some here you would like to think that Lou Piniella suffers from some form of dementia, even he knows better than this. If Lou wants to platoon these guys for a while, at least until Soto gets his OPS back above Koyie Hill levels, and he will, I don't have a problem with that. If Soto were giving us that .800 OPS that some keep crowing about, fine.... but he is not.

CUBS are 0-10 when they trail by 3 runs or more at the end of the 8th inning.... Go CUBS !!

CUBS with double digit hits in back to back games for the first time since 07-08 May in Cincinnati. Go CUBS !!

Did we just give up 11 baserunners in 5.3 innings to a team with a .289 OBP ??? :banghead: