whitesoxfan101 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 12:04 AM) As I was saying, the Cubs best shot is to win the Wild Card. The Cardinals schedule is tougher, but it lines up perfectly for them so they can skip their non-existent #5 starter a handful of times. Start rooting for Colorado and San Fran a lot. As I was saying, they aren't going to make the playoffs. St. Louis is up 6 games and is just a better team than the Cubs, and the Cubs aren't good enough to beat out all of those teams in the wild card race, as at least one of them will finish with a better record than the baby bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I was laughing my ass off at Gregg last night. Man that was too awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have a new favorite player not named Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Cubs are three outs away from losing a series to the Padres... If the Cardinals find a way to come back, they can pretty much bury the Cubs in the dirt. With the Dodgers coming up this weekend, the Cubs could find themselves 8-9 games out by Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 11:40 PM) I have a new favorite player not named Gordon This Kyle Blanks guy sure is something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It's amazing that a kid like Everth Cabrera could just be plucked out of A ball and play like this at the major league level. It's a testament to the Padres scouting abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Cesar Carrillo with a quality start. Still surreal seeing a guy who lived a couple blocks down from me, not to mention played in the same little league park as I did pitching in the bigs. Slav, he was also an eastsider. He lived over there on 110th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballNick Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 11:48 PM) Cesar Carrillo with a quality start. Still surreal seeing a guy who lived a couple blocks down from me, not to mention played in the same little league park as I did pitching in the bigs. Slav, he was also an eastsider. He lived over there on 110th. Cesar and I were the left side of the infield for two years at Mt. Carmel It was great to see him get his first win in the bigs. Congratulations Ceaz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:09 AM) Cesar and I were the left side of the infield for two years at Mt. Carmel It was great to see him get his first win in the bigs. Congratulations Ceaz! Didn't the Sox pass up on him and Garza for Broadway or was Cesar picked with Kyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballNick Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:16 AM) Didn't the Sox pass up on him and Garza for Broadway or was Cesar picked with Kyle. White Sox had the #15 pick, and took Lance Broadway. Cesar ended up going three picks later to San Diego. Brian Bogusevic, out of De La Salle HS in Chicago, also went in the first round at #24 to Houston. Matt Garza, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Colby Rasmus were all taken after the Sox's pick of Broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:09 AM) Cesar and I were the left side of the infield for two years at Mt. Carmel It was great to see him get his first win in the bigs. Congratulations Ceaz! Congrats to him. Was he a sox or cubs fan growing up??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballNick Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 09:33 AM) Congrats to him. Was he a sox or cubs fan growing up??? He definitely wasn't a die-hard fan of the Sox or Cubs. I actually don't recall Cesar talking much about either team in town. The MLB.com write up from the game last night said he was a Cubs fan, but I never knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:24 AM) White Sox had the #15 pick, and took Lance Broadway. Cesar ended up going three picks later to San Diego. Brian Bogusevic, out of De La Salle HS in Chicago, also went in the first round at #24 to Houston. Matt Garza, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Colby Rasmus were all taken after the Sox's pick of Broadway. Ugh. How do you pass on a guy who throws 97 and take one who throws 89 instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Lou receives warning for jaywalking in San Diego: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2465360.story KW should appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Cardinals nab John Smoltz. This can only help them, with their 5th starters. At worst they put him as the long guy out of the pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 03:16 PM) Cardinals nab John Smoltz. This can only help them, with their 5th starters. At worst they put him as the long guy out of the pen. With how bad he was in Boston, I'm not so sure. But hell, why not? He might be better than Mitchell Boggs and Todd Wellemeyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 QUOTE (DonkeyKongerko @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 02:26 PM) Lou receives warning for jaywalking in San Diego: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2465360.story KW should appeal It's cause Kenny's black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Lot of talk on the radio that as soon as the cubs are eliminated Pinella will step down. They feel he has given up on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 09:42 PM) Lot of talk on the radio that as soon as the cubs are eliminated Pinella will step down. They feel he has given up on this team. So he is doing just what he did in Tampa then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I wonder if they’d continue Ryne Sandberg up the minor league chain, or just give him the major league job outright. They might even be better served to given Brenley a two year deal, and see what happens down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 07:43 PM) So he is doing just what he did in Tampa then.... Maybe he'll wind up in the booth for Fox during the playoffs this year. Last time he did that was 2005 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 09:51 PM) Maybe he'll wind up in the booth for Fox during the playoffs this year. Last time he did that was 2005 right? I do believe that was the case...even though I thought he was terrible in the booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Cards won and everybody but the Fish in front of them for the WC won... Got to love that Milton Bradley taunted the fans after his HR and Aramis posed after his... nothing like losing ground in both races you're in during a series to a below .500 team and acting like complete jackasses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 01:40 AM) Cards won and everybody but the Fish in front of them for the WC won... Got to love that Milton Bradley taunted the fans after his HR and Aramis posed after his... nothing like losing ground in both races you're in during a series to a below .500 team and acting like complete jackasses! There was a pair of Cubs fans sitting right behind the Cubs dugout that was taunting and heckling him the entire game. It was pretty audible and his reaction was understandable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 12:51 AM) There was a pair of Cubs fans sitting right behind the Cubs dugout that was taunting and heckling him the entire game. It was pretty audible and his reaction was understandable Not to me. For one thing he's a pro athlete, get over it. Also, he was brought in with a big contract to help this team contend by being a force at the plate, and outside his OBP he has been a miserable failure as has the team. Hitting your ninth home run in a game your team is already winning by a few runs and is winning to avoid being swept by a below .500 in a series where your team has lost ground in both the division and the WC race then taunting fans isn't "understandable" to me. Edited August 20, 2009 by SoxFan562004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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