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Couldn't think of anywhere else to post this, so I figured why not start this thread... @PWSullivan Paul Sullivan Big Z walks into media room with a Xerox of a centaur from "Narnia" labeled Paul Sullivan. Well played. wtf? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: EDIT - Some Cubs related Twitter accounts - Bruce, obviously - Muskat - Wittenmyer - Sullivan - Sheridan - Levine Feel free to add more

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/plenty-of-national-tv-exposure-in-store-for-cubs.html Staff report At least nine Chicago Cubs games will air nationally as part of Fox's "Game of the Week" lineup, including three consecutive Saturdays in May and three in June, according to the team's broadcast schedule released Thursday. The Cubs' first Fox game is set for May 7 vs. the defending NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds, followed in quick succession by the May 14 game against the world-champion San Francisco Giants and the team's May 21 visit to Boston to play the Red Sox at Fenway Park. In June, Fox will showcase the Cubs' games June 4 at St. Louis, June 11 at Philadelphia and June 18 vs. the New York Yankees. Other Fox games are July 2 vs. the White Sox, July 30 at St. Louis and Aug. 20 vs. the Cardinals. A Sept. 17 game against the Astros will air either on Fox or WGN-Channel 9. WGN will televise the April 1 season opener against the Pirates. Comcast SportsNet will carry the next day's game and WCIU will air its first game April 15 at Colorado. Here is the Cubs' 2011 broadcast schedule: Day Date Opp. First Pitch Station Fri 4/1 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Sat 4/2 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM CSN Sun 4/3 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 4/4 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN Tue 4/5 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN Wed 4/6 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM WGN Thur 4/7 OFF DAY Fri 4/8 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN+ Sat 4/9 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM CSN Sun 4/10 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Mon 4/11 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN+ Tue 4/12 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN Wed 4/13 @ Houston 7:05 PM WGN Thur 4/14 OFF DAY Fri 4/15 @ Colorado 7:40 PM WCIU Sat 4/16 @ Colorado 7:10 PM WGN Sun 4/17 @ Colorado 2:10 PM WGN Mon 4/18 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM WCIU Tue 4/19 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM CSN Wed 4/20 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM CSN Thur 4/21 OFF DAY Fri 4/22 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM WGN Sat 4/23 vs. LA Dodgers 12:05 PM CSN Sun 4/24 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM CSN Mon 4/25 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM CSN Tue 4/26 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM WGN Wed 4/27 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM CSN Thur 4/28 @ Arizona 8:40 PM WGN Fri 4/29 @ Arizona 8:40 PM CSN+ Sat 4/30 @ Arizona 7:10 PM CSN Sun 5/1 @ Arizona 3:10 PM WGN Mon 5/2 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM CSN Tue 5/3 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM WGN Wed 5/4 @ LA Dodgers 2:10 PM CSN Thur 5/5 OFF DAY Fri 5/6 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Sat 5/7 vs. Cincinnati 12:10 PM FOX Sun 5/8 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/9 OFF DAY Tue 5/10 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM WGN Wed 5/11 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN Thur 5/12 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM CSN Fri 5/13 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM CSN Sat 5/14 vs. SF Giants 6:10 PM FOX Sun 5/15 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/16 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU Tue 5/17 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Wed 5/18 @ Florida 6:10 PM WGN Thur 5/19 @ Florida 6:10 PM CSN Fri 5/20 @ Boston 6:10 PM WGN Sat 5/21 @ Boston 6:10 PM FOX Sun 5/22 @ Boston 7:05 PM ESPN Mon 5/23 OFF DAY Tue 5/24 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM WGN Wed 5/25 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM CSN Thur 5/26 vs. NY Mets 1:20 PM WGN Fri 5/27 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Sat 5/28 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM CSN Sun 5/29 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/30 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN Tue 5/31 vs. Houston 7:05 PM CSN Wed 6/1 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN Thur 6/2 OFF DAY Fri 6/3 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN Sat 6/4 @ St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX Sun 6/5 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN Mon 6/6 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU Tue 6/7 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Wed 6/8 @ Cincinnati 11:35 AM CSN Thur 6/9 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM WGN Fri 6/10 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN Sat 6/11 @ Philadelphia 3:10 PM FOX Sun 6/12 @ Philadelphia TBD WGN or ESPN Mon 6/13 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Tue 6/14 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Wed 6/15 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Thur 6/16 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN Fri 6/17 vs. NY Yankees 1:20 PM CSN Sat 6/18 vs. NY Yankees 3:10 PM FOX Sun 6/19 vs. NY Yankees TBD WGN or ESPN Mon 6/20 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN Tue 6/21 @ White Sox 7:10 PM WGN Wed 6/22 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN Thur 6/23 OFF DAY Fri 6/24 @ Kansas City 7:10 PM WGN Sat 6/25 @ Kansas City 6:10 PM WGN Sun 6/26 @ Kansas City 1:10 PM CSN Mon 6/27 OFF DAY Tue 6/28 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM CSN Wed 6/29 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM WGN Thur 6/30 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN Fri 7/1 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM WGN Sat 7/2 vs. White Sox 3:10 PM FOX Sun 7/3 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM CSN Mon 7/4 @ Washington 12:05 PM WGN Tue 7/5 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN Wed 7/6 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN Thur 7/7 @ Washington 6:05 PM WGN Fri 7/8 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN Sat 7/9 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN Sun 7/10 @ Pittsburgh 12:35 PM WGN 7/11-13 ALL-STAR BREAK (Arizona) Thur 7/14 vs. Florida 7:05 PM CSN Fri 7/15 vs. Florida 1:20 PM WGN Sat 7/16 vs. Florida 12:05 PM CSN Sun 7/17 vs. Florida 1:20 PM CSN Mon 7/18 vs. Philadelphia 7:05 PM WCIU Tue 7/19 vs. Philadelphia 7:05 PM CSN Wed 7/20 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM CSN Thur 7/21 OFF DAY Fri 7/22 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN Sat 7/23 vs. Houston 12:05 PM CSN Sun 7/24 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN Mon 7/25 OFF DAY Tue 7/26 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN Wed 7/27 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN Thur 7/28 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Fri 7/29 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN Sat 7/30 @ St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX Sun 7/31 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM WGN Mon 8/1 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN+ Tue 8/2 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN Wed 8/3 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN+ Thur 8/4 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN Fri 8/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Sat 8/6 vs. Cincinnati 12:05 PM CSN Sun 8/7 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM CSN Mon 8/8 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN+ Tue 8/9 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN Wed 8/10 vs. Washington 7:05 PM WGN Thur 8/11 OFF DAY Fri 8/12 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM CSN Sat 8/13 @ Atlanta 6:10 PM WGN Sun 8/14 @ Atlanta 12:35 PM WGN Mon 8/15 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN Tue 8/16 @ Houston 7:05 PM WGN Wed 8/17 @ Houston 1:05 PM WGN Thur 8/18 OFF DAY Fri 8/19 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM CSN Sat 8/20 vs. St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX Sun 8/21 vs. St. Louis TBD WGN or ESPN Mon 8/22 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN Tue 8/23 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN Wed 8/24 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN Thur 8/25 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM WGN Fri 8/26 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN Sat 8/27 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM WGN Sun 8/28 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM CSN Mon 8/29 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM CSN+ Tues 8/30 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM WGN Wed 8/31 @ SF Giants 2:45 PM CSN Thur 9/1 OFF DAY Fri 9/2 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM CSN Sat 9/3 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM WGN Sun 9/4 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 9/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Tues 9/6 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN Wed 9/7 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WCIU Thur 9/8 OFF DAY Fri 9/9 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM CSN Sat 9/10 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM CSN Sun 9/11 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM WGN Mon 9/12 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Tue 9/13 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN+ Wed 9/14 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU Thur 9/15 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Fri 9/16 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN Sat 9/17 vs. Houston TBD WGN or FOX Sun 9/18 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN Mon 9/19 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Tue 9/20 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Wed 9/21 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN Thur 9/22 OFF DAY Fri 9/23 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN Sat 9/24 @ St. Louis 12:10 PM WGN Sun 9/25 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN Mon 9/26 @ San Diego 9:05 PM WGN Tue 9/27 @ San Diego 9:05 PM CSN Wed 9/28 @ San Diego 9:05 PM WCIU

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in our lineup? Don't expect great analysis out of me here, as I'm mostly jotting thoughts down and not as good at interpreting the advanced numbers as many others here (though I definitely like reading up on them and seeing others' analysis). You'll see what I mean. The main guy that occurs to me is Aramis, who suddenly had his worst year, by far, as a Cub since we've had him. He did have an awful first half and rebounded later in the year, but he still wasn't producing what we've come to expect from him. I want to chalk it up to the 09 shoulder injury, but he hit so well after the injury that most of us had given up worrying about that. Even if he does rebound a bit, is his defense now so bad that he can't outhit it anymore? Will Castro produce similarly to last year, take a step forward, or will he regress? I'd be satisfied with a similar year and I'd be ecstatic if he continued to progress and showed any level of improvement, considering how special his season was for his age. I'm really not sure what I expect, though. As for LF, I had given up (probably foolishly so) on Soriano's chances of being very good after his 09 season, so a season like last year's would almost satisfy me, though a surprise rebound season would obviously be really nice. I can't say I'd put it past him, as one more of his ridiculous hot streaks last year would've made his numbers pretty respectable and those seem to just show up pretty randomly. He did have one or two last year, though, and he started the season very nicely. Byrd, to me, isn't much of a question mark because I don't expect him to do much better or worse than he did last year. It'd be nice if he weren't hitting high in the order, but lineup order has never concerned me all that much. I'd include Colvin... the only reason I don't is that I think he kinda sucks and I don't expect him to hit for enough power again to be as productive as he was overall despite his crappy patience. A more minor question mark might be Soto in that I'd like to see him follow up 2010 with another good season. My only reason to doubt it would be his struggles after 08, but it seemed he got a bit unlucky with BABIP in 09 (IIRC) and with injuries. I'm pretty much expecting well above average production from him for 2011, though. Thoughts? I know I hit on a lot of different things (and not to a very deep extent)...

Bobby Hill already wore it, anyway.

I, too, love Stacey King. There's not a commentator in the league that I'd take over him for a local team. Very few guys are that entertaining.

Crazy.

Has the novelty of Cubs/Yankees worn off after 7 years? I wonder what the resale on those could be...

Oh, and LOL at Castro vs. Jeter :lol: :lol:

Anyone get this email yesterday? I'm contemplating doing it...I just don't know if I'm enthused about the team enough. January is a great time to get me, because the prospect of a new baseball season excites the hell out of me at this point. Getting Yankees and Sox tickets guaranteed is a nice benefit. http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/public/191453/cubs.jpg

Really? I'd be relieved if he remained that competent, given his age (and his lack of patience). I'm worried that he's going to flat out suck.

Because it would be viewed as such. Agree with it or not, that is one of the reasons it just wouldn't be done. Hell, Jeter wasn't even moved for freaking ARod. An established young (hopefully) all-star SS just isn't likely to be moved for a rookie, no matter how good. And because it would make him a lot less valuable. Give me a DeRosa type at 2B who can hit and isn't necessarily a great fielder and leave Starlin at SS.

Aramis and Lee also come to mind.

Except that outside of at the very beginning of the season and in the playoffs (where a 4th starter usually wouldn't even come into play anyway), the starters aren't lined up in any way such that they'd be facing the equivalent starter of the other team. If they happen to, it would only be randomly.

How ridiculous does our list still look if you just add Castro and Cashner to it?

lol keith law

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/08/10/Tt6aP8z7.jpg

Nitpickey but wasn't Harris in the Nomar trade not the Aramis trade? Yes.

I don't remember the trade for Lee being praised.

I still think that Garza's potential for breakout (given his stuff) and his age and years left are being undervalued by some.

Since we didn't dump Vitters in this deal, let's all pray that he manages to rebound and pans out into a decent player.

I think you're right. We'll have a very deep rotation, should have a very strong back end of the bullpen, and the offense is hard to tell because there's been so much variance with guys like Ramirez, Soriano, and Pena, and guys like Castro and Colvin don't have much MLB history. I think this team is built in the vein of the 2008 team. Not that it's going to win 90+, but it's built to minimize weakness, and if you aren't going to have a Pujols or a Lincecum on your team, that's not a bad way to go. In the vein of the 08 team is exactly what I was thinking. Solid up and down... a hole or two we have to fix to get to that level, though. Would love an upgrade at 2B, but that's not being talked about at all... and I hate that Colvin is in the everyday lineup.

Just wondering... but how did the offense do in the post Piniella hot stretch? I'm asking honestly... I didn't really watch and I'm too lazy/busy (lol) to look it up.