Dusty says guys like to hit in the warm weather. He avoided any inappropriate breeding references this time, though.
Gee, if you bat Todd Walker, Derrek Lee and E-ramis in a row it’s hard for guys to pitch to? Really?
In the Cubs Live on Thursday I made a joke about the possible players Hank White gave up #9 for and they included former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, former Yankees slugger Roger Maris and Jody Gerut. Seriously. Comment 203.
Jody’s in, who’s out? It’s either Ben Grieve or Sergio Mitre. Given the bullpen’s lack of use to this point, a prudent move might be to send Sergio to Iowa for a start just to get him some innings.
Eddy Curry’s chances of getting a long term deal just took a fist to the shorts.
Cedric Benson will likely hold out. I’d hold out until the temperature gets into the 70s.
Scott Williamson’s almost ready to join the Cubs’ bullpen mess.
Jim Hendry says he hopes Jason will fit better in “the other league.” You know, the one where you can bat and never have to try and catch a flyball.
The AJ Burnett deal could now be a three way. Let’s hope Turtle and Johnny Drama don’t cross swords again.
Jack McKeon’s on his last legs. I know nothing about his job status, though.
Bruce Miles says the Cubs and Marlins aren’t actively talking about Juan Pierre. Yet.
You know you are a bad General Manager when you spend $18 million on Cristian Guzman and six months later you’re trying to talk Barry Larkin out of retirement because Guzman is just as bad as everybody else knew he was going to be.
Scouts are checking out Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns and Ken Griffey Jr. says he’d consider a trade to “the right team.” How’d he look in left if the Reds would eat the deferred money and the Cubs could get him for $6.5 million?
The Twins are looking to trade JC Romero to Boston for former Cub and inexplicable one-time AL batting champ Bill Mueller.
Eric Hinske is the Jays’ Corey Patterson. He’s untradeable and he’s being booed at home.
Kenny Williams is starting to doubt he’ll be able to pull off a big trade.
Everybody’s pal Steve Kline refused a demotion to AA and forced the O’s to release the great James Baldwin.
Mike Berardino on the return of Jim Leyland to the Marlins? That’ll be the death knell for Dontrelle’s rapidly fraying labrum.
Suddenly, Terry Francona is getting the Grady Little treatment in Boston.
The Northwestern women’s lacrosse team wore flip-flops to the White House? Are we sure they weren’t Birkenstocks?
We had a great moment in TV last night when Billy Bob Thornton stopped by the Late Show with David Letterman to discuss the surprisingly promising “Bad News Bears” remake. Billy Bob mentioned he has a new baby and is watching a lot more TV than he had in the past and has become addicted to women’s NCAA softball. Dave mentioned how attractive some of the star softball players are and Billy Bob said, “Some are very attractive. But you know Dave, then there are the other kind.” Great stuff.
Al Gore is starting a news channel for young adults. Wow, he just gets dumber.
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Don’t worry, Corey! You CAN catch a bullet in your teeth! Wanna try?
Great magicians, and generally funny guys, but bumping into Teller in Las Vegas revealed the diminutive one to be a real jerk and cheapskate. He sniffed at well wishers and then proceeded to try to talk down a salesperson for a bargain on an item based on his celebrity. The salesperson told him to take a powder, and Teller berated him in return.
Still, that magic bullet trick is the cat’s ass.
How the hell could the Cubs let Eric Hinske get away?
That MyWay article refered to me as… “The 2004 Democratic candidate for president,” My candidacy lasted all of about five minutes, none of them however, took place during any part of 2004. My highlights that year were endorsing Howard Dean (Pre-scream) and comparing the President to Adolf Hitler. I’m basically an irrational drunken has-been who invented the internet. Don’t all thank me at once.
If you are one of dozens out there interested in what Teller sounds like when he talks, rent the pretty good William Petersen-Virgina Madsen movie “Long Gone.” Petersen plays a semi-pro baseball player in Tampico, Florida named Stud Cantrell.
It has the immortal line, “One thing you’ll learn about women, no matter how innocent they act… All girls f#$%.”
Isn’t the disease named after Lou Gehrig and the surgery is named after me?
that frickin’ Drama…always trying to cock block me. Then he crosses swords with me. Vinny’s got to lose that guy.
How many times does Michael Barrett have to drop a throw to home plate with his mask on before somebody tells him he can see better with it off? I’ve raved on this topic before, but it pisses me off when a catcher leaves his mask on for a play at the plate and drops or misses the ball. He did it again last night in the first inning. Dammit.
Strange that I’m able to see through that mask for 100+ pitches per game (most of which I catch), yet I need to take it off to see on a play at the plate? Sorry Dave, but it’s not the mask’s fault. I’m just not very good.
3 points:
1. The ball hit the runner in the Reds first inning, Barrett didn’t drop it.
2. The wordsmith/jackass Scoop Jackson was on J. Hood this weekend and repeatedly used “hisself” – award winner my ass.
3. Not to sound like Sports Guy, but “Long Gone” is a fantastic, underrated baseball movie.
… like Tommy John Disease make readers like “Tommy John” look like big boobs when they try to act all smart and correct Andy.
Hey, I referred to it as Tommy John Disease! Give me the credit! Andy stole it from me! Actually, he was just making fun of me, but I’m too big a boob to notice.
What, no love for my two home runs last night? No pony for you, Andy.
“For most teams, the best record in baseball at the All-Star break would be a reason to start poppin’ Cris, collars and conceit. But not here. On the South Side, we don’t ride like that.
Can’t.”
What a great article.
the addition of this guy from cleveland is the end of any upgrading
before the trading deadline?
Alternatively, if you simply can’t wait to find out what Teller sounds like and would like to know now, go here and listen to the link :
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4750603
Scoop Jackson and J Hood need to be me.
Great dose. I like the reference to me.
Whoa, when is the last time Baker showed this much open hate for a player of his?
From Muskrat’s latest:
“With Corey Patterson down, Jerry Hairston might have assumed the leadoff role for the Cubs. But don’t think he’s won Baker over just yet.
Hairston, who’s become the regular leadoff hitter in the Cubs lineup since July 8, isn’t quite living up to Baker’s expectations.
‘He’s been doing pretty good,’ Baker said. ‘I wish he would stay out of the air. He’s in the air a little too much. And he could be more aggressive running on the bases, too. But he’s getting better.’
Despite his improvement, though, a trade isn’t out of the question.”
I must have thrown Darren’s lollipop in the dirt, or something.
There’s gotta to be a little bit more to this. Gerut just isn’t a good fit for what we have right now, unless Dusty is planning on leading off with him in CF, and banishing Jerry the Lesser to the video room where he can watch all the Tom Emansky videos repeatedly without interruption until he learns not to slide into first base.
My daddy says that he doesn’t like Jerry Hairston buhcuz he is half black and half white, like a zebra. Um… my daddy thinks that he can’t play well in any kind of weather too. Daddy says he can’t handle the heat or the cold, so he can’t handle anything. I think he is stinky and he is short too.
“Dusty’s like a dog that will only take his pill if you wrap it in cheese. Great, now Jim Hendry is forced to wrap his prospects in cheese!”
::Bu-dum-ch!::
Jason Dubois is our savior. Eat our dust White Sox.
Come on 23, that’s not even funny. Although the Indians did call us out on not being very good…after we swept their sorry asses, again. They will be singing a different tune when they are sitting at home watching us clobber whoever comes out of the NL in the Series. Yeah, Jason Dubois…ooh, scary.
We would make a great bench, but an awful platoon for Left field.
Bet you assbags wish you had one of us right about now.
Eh, not so much. We could use Carlos Lee if you want to part with him though. Oh, wait.
Oh good, it’s “Sox Fan” again. And he doesn’t understand jokes or sarcasm, whee!
I’m a complete waste of oxygen.
With the Cubs healthy and the Nats on the slide, no surprises there, is it too early to think that I am a possibility? Keep in mind that I have the day off today due to illness that includes a high fever. Am I dillusional? Both teams have the pitching.
You are right 30, both teams do have the pitching, ours is great though, the cubs’ is bad. We will most likely be trouncing the cards or the braves in October.
Yep, I’m real bad. Kerry Wood, Greg Maddux, and Carlos Zambrano are also hacks.
Well Mark, you can’t hold a candle to me Jon, Mark or Jose.
Growing up in Las Vegas, I learned that people like commenter No. 31 (ooh, what an asshole, soiling my number worse than Kevin Foster ever did) are the ones who helped build the city with their money.
I am sooo good, that the white sox are trying to replace me. Weeeeee!
Jose, we weren’t going to replace you, we were going to trade you for Burnett and Mota, but for some reason, the Fish wanted to send Lowell instead. We already have Crede, so we said no to them.
Look at my picture, hurry!
I have no idea what the word replace means. Now watch this drive
If we were looking to replace him, we would have done the Lowell deal, we could have gotten a little bit more talent in return for Mota/Burnett. Lowell/Burnett would be a little below equal value, if we were gonna replace him, we would have done the deal. Plus, have you seen Jose pitch lately, he is unhittable just like the rest of the staff. If you do get to them, the bullpen shuts you down and the o comes back…The Sox arre unbeatable.
Okay, geek.
It’s true, they said the same about us. Put Buck Weaver and Eddie Cicotte in the Hall…what’s that?, they don’t belong there, oh yeah, they did stink.
We threw a World Series. The Baseball Gods will not allow us to win another ever again…muhuhahah!!! Bob Brenly is our Moses.
I am a great king sitting upon my throne. What a picture.
I am posting today
You’re right. Red is a good color on me.
Sox Fan: YOUUUUUUU SUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!
We show up when it’s half-price Monday, Pepsi half-price Tuesday, fireworks night, or a marquee opponent is in town, like the Cubs, Yankees or Red Sox. Otherwise, we are Kansas City Royals fans with a worse stadium and more tattoos.
If you listen to their fans, the sox have already won me this year.
Sox fans care too much to show up. They are just to dedicated of a fanbase to make it out to the games.
The sox won’t be in the series if I cut the brakelines on their team bus.
Then that must explain the losses…er, something.
Tell you what Sox fan…Cut back on your 6 tin Skoal habit and pick up a dictionary.
I will officially wear number 9. Am I Hank White Jr.?
No, Jody is only wearing me to try and be like Hank. I mean look at his HWEqBA. He rocks. Jody wants some of that heat.
The Cubs are wearing blue hats, with red bills, standing on green grass, and brown dirt with white bases.
BRAVE!
I clearly have given my Krispy Creme club card to Mariotti
I got to give the obligatory Desipio plug tonight. I very clearly enjoyed referring to the Hank White Fan Club.
Derek is wearing me again
Some asshole named Derek is wearing my triple crown? I’ll kill him.
The funniest thing about me is how Len said the fan club was so excited about that big game Hank White had a few days ago…which implies that he read all of those comments we made on the game thread, creaming our jeans over the greatness that is Hank and his postgame interview.
I’m where the Reds will be going to fill their bullpen by Thursday.
I had to cleanup the “creaming our jeans” line for our family viewers.
Creaming in the jeans? Wha??? I hope that doesn’t offend my imaginary family, hehehe…..a little lower Craig, there you go, mmmm………
Errrr yeah. That Sox troll I see above is an idiot. Mark Prior is welcome to be the #2 on our staff anytime. What do you Cubbies want for him? My firstborn child? A steak dinner at Outback? Some shiny glass beads?
We can’t afford him without firesaling our team. :(
Anyway, I wanna send a shoutout to Hank White. I notice he went 1-3 with a walk today. Put that punk Barret on waivers…There’s no stopping the new and improved #24 (I think?) Commander Hank White.
As for KKKorey…Pfft. I’ll play our theme song for him…
*cues it up*
NA NA NA NA HEY HEY HEY GOOD-BYE!
Later, Desipiots. I’m off to yell at idiots speculating about Sox trades on my own board!
The above poster in #64 seems like a reasonable, intelligent, even-handed guy with a good sense of humor and no chip on his shoulder.
And yet he roots for the White Sox.
I no longer make sense.
“Later, Desipiots. I’m off to yell at idiots speculating about Sox trades on my own board!”
If only this had been done without coming here to tell us about it…
Why is my comment awaiting moderation?
I mean, how many sox fans would call us Desipiots? And Derek, maybe it’s awaiting moderation because no one named Derek is up for it…some guy named Derrek is though.
As a card carrying, Cub Kool Aid drinking Cubs fan, this is how I think.
The Brew Crew manages to beat the Cards the next two games, the Cubbies sweep out of Cincy, and then take three at Busch League Stadium this weekend – we’re back to 7 games out with a lot of baseball left to play.
Will it happen? No -f’ing way.
Is it fun to think about? You betcha.
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I love how moron Sox fans imply that they’re actually involved in the moves the team makes by saying “We can’t lose” or “We need to make a move”. So do you actually consult with Jerry & Kenny about trades? They couldn’t care less about what you have to say.
Sadly enough, as a Cubs fan, I will take pleasure not hearing Sox fans say they have the best record in baseball, because the Cardinals will reach 70 wins first and will have claim to the best record in the bigs.
Oh, I also can’t wait to hear Joe Crede’s (aka the lamb) defenders saying Joe never takes his batting slumps in the field. Didn’t Average Joe drop a foul ball that led to the demise of the Sox last night, opening the door for Manny?
The only reason I took the job in the booth is so I could get my foot in the door for the managers job that will soon be vacant for the Cubbies.
Scoop Jackson’s writing is brilliant… if he was a fifteen year old. Is it just me or is his writing unbearably effortfull. It’s like the guy has constipation of the brain. If that’s award-winning journalism then we’ve fallen a long way from the days of Thompson, Plimpton and Mailer.