CubInOK

Nope.

Dexter Fowler is allergic to failure. Sorry I was listening to Eminem as he donged.

Because we all need to be reminded of this glorious dong and bat flip.

He's definitely voting for Trump, right? I doubt he's voting at all Which also means he's voting for Trump.

How's this going for you?

Maybe Maddon's thoughts on batting Zobrist 4th are that he gets to bat 1st in the 2nd inning if Fowler-Bryant-Rizzo go 1-2-3 in the 1st. (hahahahahah)

Know who is conspicuously absent from this thread? TruffleShuffle.

This better not bring bad juju.

You mean Addison Russell is turning into the player he's supposed to be.

Like Weaver looks like he wears a wallet chain.

The dong gods are pleased, even delighted.

I assume you mean the fans watching from the 1st base side.

I'm assuming he's been told all his life that taking walks is bad because he clogs the basepaths when he takes a walk.

I personally hope we dong them into submission like we did last season.

This is the story of the bush league soccer gold rush. It happens pretty much everywhere that doesn't have MLS's heavy-handed CBA and Soccer United Marketing as infrastructure. It's more the story of the modern day NASL. That league is getting usurped by the USL, which has a cheap entry fee and much lower player costs. NASL also currently spans from Edmonton, Canada to Puerto Rico, and all NASL teams play each other. USL is divided into Western and Eastern conferences like MLS, which cuts down on travel costs. The longest trip in the USL right now is from Vancouver to south Texas, and the league schedule has many teams playing in Seattle or Portland during that trip to Vancouver as well. All this said, Rayo OKC had many unique problems too. While Rayo OKC were starting their season, Rayo Vallecano staff were on strike because of a late payday. The local ownership had a vendetta against the ownership of OKC Energy FC, which started play in USL 2 years earlier, and made the playoffs (even won a playoff home game) in their 2nd year. The state being in a recession didn't help either. They managed to get 6 players with World Cup caps, including former Celtic and Greece star Giorgios Samaras, and they told everyone who watched anything on ESPN about their "world-class" soccer team. Rayo OKC was also poorly marketed within the city and had very little sponsorship or philanthropic footprint here.

Oh horsefeathers it. I want the Cubs to win more than an OU alum to do well.

ha, that was the first thing I noticed The first thing I noticed is that it was all white guys. What Dex and fowler can't play golf? I'll bet Javy drives it a mile. Probably swings and misses 20% of the time, though. ...I have no joke here.

So the coach of Rayo OKC, a franchise of recently relegated Rayo Vallecano, resigned after a hot start to the NASL Fall Season. The club has started telling Rayo OKC staff that layoffs are coming as well. They had a lot to go up against, such as a highly popular USL club already being in town and Rayo Vallecano's relegation. This still doesn't make soccer in the US look good, but this particular operation was doomed from the start. Additionally, the ownership group based in OKC has left the club and all of the front office staff have been separated from their positions. This looks like a club that is going out of business after one season. At this point, their match Sunday away to NY Cosmos is in doubt.

Barry Sanders wants to talk to you The spirit of Jim Thorpe is probably gonna visit you too.

Please stop letting people know you're from Iowa. I fear it is reflecting poorly on those of us who are not insane. But does he enjoy KFC? Or thick onion gravy?

I know where I would go.

They're probably chugging their Natural Light right now.

Greatest single inning for Heyward as a Cub.

Are you sure he didn't announce he beat cancer?