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What a dong that was. -
Piscotty, Grichuk, Gyorko, Leake. These names make me irrationally angry.
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Do we you people not post lineups anymore? Fowler 8 Bryant 5 Rizzo 3 Zobrist 7 Russell 6 Montero 2 Heyward 9 Baez 4 Hendricks 1
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I wish I could. I will stop and say a prayer for his family during that time. Please pass along my condolences to the family. Will do, thank you. And thanks for sharing your stories and memories.
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Just in case anyone is interested, this Thursday from 3-9 pm are visiting hours at the Willow Funeral Home in Algonquin, memorial service at 7. Definitely no pressure or expectation, but anyone who is so inclined is more than welcome to show. If you do plan to come, please post here or PM me.
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Greetings from beautiful Evans, GA !! Go CUBS !!
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I just contacted them to tell them that's what I wanted to do, but I hadn't actually tried to donate yet. Thanks for asking.
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Good question, thanks for asking - I'll try to find out about actual charities, but I'm pretty sure that if you send Tim a few bucks earmarked to support NSBB operations (don't forget to click some ads!), that's probably as good an idea as any. Like I said though, I'll find a better answer and make sure to post it. Already done. But please do let us know if you hear of something more official. The Rizzo Family Foundation.
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Clinch early--run up the gap and bury these clowns deep. I don't want the standings at the end of the season to make this "race" seem closer than it was. (Of course, do it with completely prudent use to optimally launch into the NLDS and all, but for real. Bury them.)
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I was thinking about this today... the 23-second mark in particular:
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I was not at all successful at this. Had to come back home. Thanks for sharing such a personal and touching story. I'm glad you were able to come out and enjoy that series with us.
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My family is pretty much all Cubs fans, but Fred was by far the most responsible for my Cub fandom. I remember one of my first Cubs games when I was maybe 6 or 7, and all I wanted to do was see Sandberg and Dawson bat. As we went to our seats, I asked him if he thought they would bat first, and he said they would probably be batting 4th and 5th. When the lineups were announced with Sandberg and Dawson in the 4/5 spots, I remember being awe-struck at what a sports genius he must have been. Jody Davis hit a HR that day, and it was the first HR I ever saw in person.
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If any of us would like to make a donation in Fred's honor, is there a preferred charity for that? Good question, thanks for asking - I'll try to find out about actual charities, but I'm pretty sure that if you send Tim a few bucks earmarked to support NSBB operations (don't forget to click some ads!), that's probably as good an idea as any. Like I said though, I'll find a better answer and make sure to post it.
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:: Cubs issue an intentional walk :: 1.6 seconds later, Fred wrote: The CUBS are 2-0 when they issue at least one intentional walk on day games at home when facing an opposing SP who is left-handed and at least 40,500 in attendance and the guy in the taco truck has to switch to rat meat in order to stay open after the 6th inning because he didn't check the weather ahead of time to prepare for the possibility of another rain delay. Go CUBS !!
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Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. And thanks Omar for digging up his last post. I hadn't even thought about looking for that. A great last post indeed.
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Perhaps you should pick up where he's left off. Pi, send him Fred's famous spreadsheet. You will probably have a couple months worth of data to update but then after that you should be all set He ran it on Lotus. I don't even know what that is, other than the move Will Farrell did with Napolean Dynamite in Blades of Glory. I already thought about grabbing that, and maybe making an off-season project out of getting caught up on it. I'm not sure any ten of us would have the time or devotion it would take to keep that thing going, but I'm game to give it a shot.
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Was that what he said to describe the spot in the lineup after the guy on deck? Awesome.
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We're all pretty pissed at him for not holding out 7 more weeks, but none of us are surprised that he'd rather get the view from the booth with Santo.
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Fred passed away earlier this evening. He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and it was already late stage and very advanced. He passed peacefully in his sleep, in his home. He is survived by his wife, three sisters, two children, and three grandchildren. Our family wants to express gratitude to everyone on this site who knew him and went to games with him and joked with him and made fun of him and cheered the Cubs on with him. He loved the Cubs as much as anyone ever has, and he loved going to games all around the country with people from this forum. It meant a lot to him, and we are grateful for the friendships he had that started here (and on cubs.com and espn). Anyone who has any stories, memories, or pictures of Fred, whether you knew him IRL or not, please share those here. I'll start with one: Fred wasn't often a very loud Cubs fan at the ballpark, but when Jeromy Burnitz played for the Cubs, every single time they announced him over the PA system, he yelled "COME ON, BEER NUTS!" He did this every. Time. I can't eat a beer nut without thinking of that. ETA: For those who wish to make a donation in his honor, please donate to the Rizzo Family Foundation, which provides support to the families of children battling cancer.
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Took the Cubs -1.5 today, ready to shoot tls.
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eerily similar Both home runs sealed wins on days that didn't look good for the Cubs, and both extended winning streaks to seven games. OPR spotted Milwaukee to a 5-run lead in the first that day.
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+101 would have gotten them tied for 4th in MLB at the end of 2015.
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2016 Cubs = 1985 Bears
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What a beautiful dong
