vance_the_cubs_fan

Jesus Christ, IMB. You have absoloutley no idea of my skill level, whatsoever. And untill you do, just stop spewing out trash like that. You have no clue in the world what kind of fighter I am. It is increadably insulting to me that I have been taking martial arts for ten years and you come out with this crap saying that if I ever got into a real fight I'd have no idea what to do. Maybe, just maybe, he is just trying to get your roasted goat. Your point is exactly right, he doesn't know your skill level. Thus, the likely conclusion is that he is teasing you. Don't get worked up over it. *sigh* I'm a bit jumpy right now. Long day at work. If you were of age, I'd suggest a stiff drink. Always helps me after a long day of work or a long day of Cubs losing as has been the case for every day the past week.

Look a few threads down and it appears someone is selling seats for Saturday.

I don't know about a Chicago party, but everyone is invited to join me for my birthday party on the 23rd in Jackson, MS as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx take on the Mississippi Braves.

Trust me. I'll be surprised if we get a run.

One last point as we lay to rest this ridiculous argument. Regardless of whether the divorce was a forgone conclusion or not, Sandberg's children were ages 10 and 12 at the time. Anyone who has been a child through a divorce knows what a difficult time that is, and especially for children at that age. In fact, here is what Sandberg himself had to say about it. I think Sandberg deserves more respect not less because he chose to be a father at a time his children would need him most. I'd hope that I would have the unselfishness and courage to make a similar decision. In fatc, I hope that all fathers would.

I think the intent of your comments are clear. You want to tarnish the reputation of a player who played the game the right way. You don't like Sandberg because he's a Cub and so you're looking for any angle you can to diminish him and his reputation. It's quite clear. Surely being in first place would have made the decision a tougher one. Sandberg played the game to win and had he and his team been in that position, he would have had a tougher time calling it quits. No doubt. I don't think, however there is any difference in what he did and taking time to be with his family. The only difference is that what his family required could not be fixed with a short term leave. In fact, as we later learned, it could not be fixed, but that doesn't take anything away from the nobility of his trying to repair a damage in his family. What you call lame, I consider noble. I just pray that when you have a family, you'll have a greater appreciation for them than you think Ryno should have had for his. If not, I forsee an unhappy union in your future. I think the "other side" of this story, as you call it, was never written because most of these writers are family men. First they respect the privacy of a man who sought to protect his family and they respect that those personal issues were more important to the game. Secondly, because most, if not all, see that it is a non-story. There's nothing there really. Why would they seek to tarnish someone's image because he chose family over baseball? If you think that baseball would be more important than saving a marriage, it is you that have some mixed up priorities. You're right. I have my opinion. You have yours, which is really sad if you believe a game is more important than family. I hope you share these beliefs with the person you choose to marry sooner rather than later.

Have you noticed by 9-1 lead so far this week?

Can we call in and ask Jeromy when will they stop sucking?

flesh-colored body suit okay? yes

flesh-colored body suit okay? yes

oh god i think i have to any dissent? No dissent here. In fact, go purchase 100 bags and distribute them to the entire section. I also suggest you streak on the field during the 7th inning stretch.

I think you'll get your wish. I guess I need to find a good Cowboys message board in the near future.

Do it! Do it! Do it!

There's no way you do this. It's not like we have any pitchers who could perform any better.

Will you discuss who might be the Cubs next manager?

Wow...just wow...we're worse than the freaking Devil Rays.

Better luck tomorrow.

I think Hendry, who I think has done a good job, may be too connected to Baker to cut him lose. That might not bode well for him as I could see a dual firing occuring when the season is over.

And it gets worse in the 4th as Hill walks in two runs and leaves with the bases loaded and no out. Oooh boy!~

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I disagree. First of all, I think it is self rightous for you to write like you know what was going on in Sandberg's personal life, AND to expect him to be a certain way (I guess, how you or others might have been). Really, how can you preach about what he did or how he should have acted unless you're him, going through the same things he went through? The answer is that you cannot. Different people handle situations differently - it's called being human individuals. There are also many people who take time off to deal with their personal problems, he just happens to be one of those people. Sorry that he did not measure up to your expectations, but I doubt he's losing sleep over it. Second, you could look at his respect for the game a little bit differently. Did you think maybe he left during 1994 BECAUSE of his respect for the game? He wasn't able to give his best effort, because of his personal problems. This half-hearted approach was not good enough, and he had to take time off to deal with his problems. This could be seen as SHOWING respect for the game, not the other way around. There are two sides to every coin. Are you the same dhaab that posts at STLTODAY? Yes, I'm the same one. Okay, my comments didn't conclude anything about what Ryno's personal problems were. I am merely stating that he was touting himself as someone who respects the game of baseball so much in his HOF speech. I think it's quite hypocritical for someone who quit on his last place team in the middle of a season to say something like that about himself. And you're correct in saying that his situation could be looked at in two different ways. Maybe he didn't think he could give it his best effort. BUT that is my whole point. No sports writers in Chicago ever thought to bring up the other side of it. Do you actually believe he would have quit if the 1994 Cubs were a great team and in first place at the time? We don't know what he would have done if the Cubs were in first place. What we do know is that his marriage was in trouble and he retired in an effort to save his marriage and take care of his family. I don't think that disrespects the game at all, just as it's not disrespectful for a player to take time to be with his wife during the birth of a child or to go be with his family during a time of crisis or death. It shows that baseball, while important, is not the most important thing. In fact not only does Sandberg's retirement raise my opinion of him as a ballplayer it does so as a human being. It shows that he had the proper priorities. Family is greater than a game. I think any of the HOFers that sat on that stage on Sunday would agree. It's quite apparent that you're grasping at straws in your attempt to throw mud on Sandberg's legacy.

I'd like to give Greenberg the call on Sept 1 and let him be the regular lead-off hitter and see how he responds. If he does well, we could pencil him in for a cheap option in 2006 while Pie learns patience in Iowa.

I'm going to have to agree with the creator on this one.

Love the sig CT.

We have had three losing streaks of seven or more games. Good teams don't do that. This team is flawed from the manager on down.