Spring Has Sprung 2010

[Slaky]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

[Jon]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

IT'S BEEN DONE GOTTA HAI!

[Internet Apex]

I quit.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut, Jack Benny said, "This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"

[Jon]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut, Jack Benny said, "This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"

Timely, as usual.

[Brownie]

Ryan Theriot was just hit on the wrist by something named Dolis in batting practice. I want this Dolis. Bring him to me. I will give him whatever he needs to finish the job.

Careful.  If Theriot goes down, they'll start Castro in the majors to satisfy the meatheads and he'll put up a .250/.298/.314 line this year and then everyone will hate him and he'll be run out of town before he's 22.

Damn you, Eli.  Damn you to hell.

It's gonna hai

While we're on the subject of the Cubs boning Sploogelin Cumstro's future, are they really going to send him to AAA to start the year (assuming Theriot's heart doesn't fall out)? Dude spent all of a month in AA last year.

Yes.  Yes they are.

Well, if he starts in Des Moines, Ryno can tell him how to PLAY THE RIGHT WAY! He'll get pointers like: "Don't make outs," and "Don't make errors," and "Don't sleep with the popular players' wives, even if she has a thing for Latins."

[Chuck to Chuck]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut, Jack Benny said, "This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"

Timely, as usual.

I was making sure Stew would follow.

[Internet Apex]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut, Jack Benny said, "This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"

Timely, as usual.

I was making sure Stew would follow.

So if Stew finds your shit as unfunny as the rest of us, what then?

[thehawk]

A good read on our ole friend Kyle

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/02/25/the-ultimate-spring-training-story/

[Chuck to Chuck]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut, Jack Benny said, "This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"

Timely, as usual.

I was making sure Stew would follow.

So if Stew finds your shit as unfunny as the rest of us, what then?

That's not my shit, that's Jack Benny's.

[CBStew]

Per the Kapman:
 

Angel Guzman feels pain in his right shoulder. Shut down for a couple of days and then will be reevaluated. Not good news at all.

Go Cubs!

After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut, Jack Benny said, "This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"

Timely, as usual.

I was making sure Stew would follow.

So if Stew finds your shit as unfunny as the rest of us, what then?

That's not my shit, that's Jack Benny's.

Sure.  Blame him now that he can't deny it.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Am I the only one who completely forgot Angel Guzman was still on the team?

[BH]

Am I the only one who completely forgot Angel Guzman was still on the team?

It was his brother who got shot.

[MAD]

A good read on our ole friend Kyle

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/02/25/the-ultimate-spring-training-story/

That article gives me hope that there is still intelligent baseball writing out there.  

How Kyle Farnsworth Makes Sense

What power arms are out there?
What power arms?
Gotta have a power arm
Need a power arm
Can't live without a power arm

Hey, Kyle Farnsworth's out there.
What do you think about Kyle's style
He throws hard
But he puts up mediocre numbers
But he throws hard

Would he come here?
Check with his people
See what they want
They say he might come here
For the right deal

What's the right deal for Kyle?
He's not really that good.
He throws hard
But he puts up mediocre numbers
But he throws hard

He wants a two-year deal
He wants more than nine mil
Seems like a lot.
But, for that, he will come here!
Kyle Farnsworth will come here!

We need a power arm
Kyle Farnsworth is a power arm
He will come here!
All we have to do is write a check
Write the check

Eli, you should hang out with this Joe Posnanski.  And then stab him and take his job.

[BH]

First fucking Scott Eyre, not Carlos Silva.

"On the first day pitchers and catchers reported to camp last week, manager Lou Piniella mentioned Silva needed "a little better" conditioning.

Silva disputed that Wednesday at Fitch Park.

"I always prepare myself for spring training," he said. "To be a big guy doesn't mean anything. If you are in good condition and great shape, you can do your work. For me, I can run however much they want me to run.

"That was one of the (bad) things with Seattle. Here, they want to get me back on track in my pitching. They don't worry about my size or my weight. In Seattle, they were worried more about my weight than anything else. I feel more comfortable here. Getting people out is what matters. I'm not out of shape at all. Ask the trainers.""