On Sunday night at 8 p.m. the MLB Network is showing a classic game from its archives.
Cubs at Pirates, April 21, 1991
http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/network/schedule/?ymd=20090111
Huh? I mean who wouldn't die for the chance to see Mike Harkey v. Randy Tomlin?
Check out the Cubs' starting lineup:
Jerome Walton, cf
Ryne Sandberg, 2b
Mark Grace, 1b
George Bell, lf
Andre Dawson, rf
Shawon Dunston, ss
Gary Scott, 3b
Erik Pappas, c
Mike Harkey, p
Other Cubs' luminaries who appear in the game: Luis Salazar, Doug Dascenzo, Dwight Smith, the now dead Dave Smith, Chuck McElroy, Heathcliff Slocumb, Jose Vizcaino, Paul Assenmacher and, of course, the StyleMaster Mike Bielecki.
The Pirates are at their Bonds-Van Slyke-Bonilla best.
Why this game? It ends 13-12 (you can probably guess who wins). Dawson does most of the heavy lifting, but if you miss the final inning (the 11th, you'll miss a five run Cubs rally in the top of the inning wiped out by a six run rally by the Pirates.)
I will not watch this. It's lame. (I'll DVR it instead.)
And it's an away game for the Cubs, so you won't even get to see the legendary Dave Cihla with his legendary sign.
Quote from: Tank on January 09, 2009, 02:29:31 PM
And it's an away game for the Cubs, so you won't even get to see the legendary Dave Cihla with his legendary sign. (http://commonfansings.blogspot.com/)
Clarified for people who
don't spend all day in the ShoutBox'd.
Not a good game for those who read FJE! (http://firejimessian.wordpress.com) as the guy they hate most won't be in charge yet.
Quote from: Mike Douche on January 09, 2009, 02:38:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 09, 2009, 02:29:31 PM
And it's an away game for the Cubs, so you won't even get to see the legendary Dave Cihla with his legendary sign. (http://commonfansings.blogspot.com/)
Clarified for people who don't spend all day in the ShoutBox'd.
Or reading some site called Desipio?
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6518.msg163690#msg163690
Quote from: Brownie on January 09, 2009, 02:43:54 PM
Not a good game for those who read FJE! (http://firejimessian.wordpress.com) as the guy they hate most won't be in charge yet.
But the folks at HJE are eager with anticipation.
Is it a Harry Caray broadcast? Those didn't suck. I'd watch that.
Quote from: ~Apex on January 09, 2009, 06:38:05 PM
Is it a Harry Caray broadcast? Those didn't suck. I'd watch that.
If you want to hear Harry bitch and moan and grumble a lot--which was usually pretty often and happened a lot more frequently after his stroke in '87--you're sure to want to watch this game. I'm kind of interested to watch it myself, if only to remind myself how genuinely disgusted Harry could get (it's an attribute I wished Pat Hughes expressed more when the Cubs sucked). Remember that this was the second game in three days that Dawson had a 9th-inning-or-later, go-ahead grand slam washed out. It was also the second of a three games in a four game stretch where the recently departed Dave Smith--one of the 3 big free agent signings that would sink the retarded Frey organization once and for all and continue to set the organization back--would blow a game, basically killing the season before summer.
This game also placed #19 (with the other two aforementioned games at #20 and #18) on HJE's famed "Top 20 Blown Saves for the Cubs" in early '08. (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/01/28/top-20-blown-saves-or-or-how-the-2004-cubs-made-me-hate-baseball/)
It's depressing, but this makes me wish I had MLB network.
Just turned this on for an inning...noticed that tHom hadn't quite developed his BOOMING FM DJ voice quite yet.
He did refer to Mike Harkey as "Harkster" though.
They showed an ad for World Series classics: 2005.
How can they show highlights of a cancelled event?
Where's the gamecast, Andy?
I think this Gary Scott and Erik Pappas characters will work out quite well for the Cubs.
Quote from: Brownie on January 11, 2009, 09:20:21 PM
Where's the gamecast, Andy?
I think this Gary Scott and Erik Pappas characters will work out quite well for the Cubs.
I bet that no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is, renegade TV analyst Steve Stone agrees with you. He's the smartest man in baseball ever, you know.
You been seein' this?
You been hearin' this?
My initial impression is that the access they have is excellent - they were right to the Texas game last night as Kinsler was going for the cycle so we could watch him get the triple, but the personalities are pretty weak.
Harold Reynolds is good enough, doing his BBTN thing, but Barry Larkin and (as much as it pains me to say it as a fellow Richmond Spider) Sean Casey are pretty horrid. Casey looks like he has some kind of hybrid of Tourette's and Parkinson's, which is sad, because he knows his stuff.
Billy Fuckface Ripken is actually one of the best guys they have, and I saw them dig up the corpse of Joe Magrane and put him on TV the other day. It's about as random a mix of former major leaguers as you could find.
Quote from: Mike Douche on January 10, 2009, 07:32:15 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on January 09, 2009, 06:38:05 PM
Is it a Harry Caray broadcast? Those didn't suck. I'd watch that.
If you want to hear Harry bitch and moan and grumble a lot--which was usually pretty often and happened a lot more frequently after his stroke in '87--you're sure to want to watch this game. I'm kind of interested to watch it myself, if only to remind myself how genuinely disgusted Harry could get (it's an attribute I wished Pat Hughes expressed more when the Cubs sucked). Remember that this was the second game in three days that Dawson had a 9th-inning-or-later, go-ahead grand slam washed out. It was also the second of a three games in a four game stretch where the recently departed Dave Smith--one of the 3 big free agent signings that would sink the retarded Frey organization once and for all and continue to set the organization back--would blow a game, basically killing the season before summer.
This game also placed #19 (with the other two aforementioned games at #20 and #18) on HJE's famed "Top 20 Blown Saves for the Cubs" in early '08. (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/01/28/top-20-blown-saves-or-or-how-the-2004-cubs-made-me-hate-baseball/)
I remember watching that train wreck live on WGN.
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2009, 03:28:06 PM
You been seein' this?
You been hearin' this?
My initial impression is that the access they have is excellent - they were right to the Texas game last night as Kinsler was going for the cycle so we could watch him get the triple, but the personalities are pretty weak.
Harold Reynolds is good enough, doing his BBTN thing, but Barry Larkin and (as much as it pains me to say it as a fellow Richmond Spider) Sean Casey are pretty horrid. Casey looks like he has some kind of hybrid of Tourette's and Parkinson's, which is sad, because he knows his stuff.
Billy Fuckface Ripken is actually one of the best guys they have, and I saw them dig up the corpse of Joe Magrane and put him on TV the other day. It's about as random a mix of former major leaguers as you could find.
The one thing I like about Larkin and Casey is that they can actually talk about facing guys who are in the league right now. I thought Casey's story about getting bitched by Clayton Kershaw(?) last night was pretty cool, even if he told it in a goofy Sean Casey way. And I like Vasgerian. But, yeah, the access they have is fantastic. I sure hope this channel stays free.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 16, 2009, 03:43:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2009, 03:28:06 PM
You been seein' this?
You been hearin' this?
My initial impression is that the access they have is excellent - they were right to the Texas game last night as Kinsler was going for the cycle so we could watch him get the triple, but the personalities are pretty weak.
Harold Reynolds is good enough, doing his BBTN thing, but Barry Larkin and (as much as it pains me to say it as a fellow Richmond Spider) Sean Casey are pretty horrid. Casey looks like he has some kind of hybrid of Tourette's and Parkinson's, which is sad, because he knows his stuff.
Billy Fuckface Ripken is actually one of the best guys they have, and I saw them dig up the corpse of Joe Magrane and put him on TV the other day. It's about as random a mix of former major leaguers as you could find.
The one thing I like about Larkin and Casey is that they can actually talk about facing guys who are in the league right now. I thought Casey's story about getting bitched by Clayton Kershaw(?) last night was pretty cool, even if he told it in a goofy Sean Casey way. And I like Vasgerian. But, yeah, the access they have is fantastic. I sure hope this channel stays free.
What? Free? Did you have to order it? Where the...
OH MY GOD!!!!
I did not know this was free! This is the best thing that's happened to me since I learned how to wack off!
I remember those first couple of times. There were years of buildup and there was the whole specter of guilt that made the whole thing so incredible that I just had to keep chasing that feeling.
Quote from: ~Apex on April 16, 2009, 07:26:16 PM
OH MY GOD!!!!
I did not know this was free! This is the best thing that's happened to me since I learned how to wack off!
I remember those first couple of times. There were years of buildup and there was the whole specter of guilt that made the whole thing so incredible that I just had to keep chasing that feeling.
Yeah, 410 for Comcast in standard definition, and then in the 220's (I think) for high-def. It's a great channel.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on April 20, 2009, 10:23:46 AM
Quote from: ~Apex on April 16, 2009, 07:26:16 PM
OH MY GOD!!!!
I did not know this was free! This is the best thing that's happened to me since I learned how to wack off!
I remember those first couple of times. There were years of buildup and there was the whole specter of guilt that made the whole thing so incredible that I just had to keep chasing that feeling.
Yeah, 410 for Comcast in standard definition, and then in the 220's (I think) for high-def. It's a great channel.
233 for the HD.
Don't miss MLB Tonight: Batting Practice, MLB Tonight: 1st to 3rd, MLB Tonight: Roundtripper, MLB Tonight: Intentional Walk, MLB Tonight: Pickoff throw, MLB Tonight: Sac Fly, MLB Tonight: Soriano's Hop, MLB Tonight: Towel Drills, MLB Tonight: Pinch Hitter, MLB Tonight: Mound Conference, MLB Tonight: Umpire Dusts of Home Plate, MLB Tonight: Clubhouse Attendant and MLB Tonight: The Board Game.
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 20, 2009, 12:09:40 PM
Don't miss MLB Tonight: Batting Practice, MLB Tonight: 1st to 3rd, MLB Tonight: Roundtripper, MLB Tonight: Intentional Walk, MLB Tonight: Pickoff throw, MLB Tonight: Sac Fly, MLB Tonight: Soriano's Hop, MLB Tonight: Towel Drills, MLB Tonight: Pinch Hitter, MLB Tonight: Mound Conference, MLB Tonight: Umpire Dusts of Home Plate, MLB Tonight: Clubhouse Attendant and MLB Tonight: The Board Game.
Spot on. Its like dynamiting fish in a 5 gallon bucket. Of course the upside is that I don't have to watch Gammons slobber all over himself on BB Tonight.
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
Quote from: Lukester on April 20, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 20, 2009, 12:09:40 PM
Don't miss MLB Tonight: Batting Practice, MLB Tonight: 1st to 3rd, MLB Tonight: Roundtripper, MLB Tonight: Intentional Walk, MLB Tonight: Pickoff throw, MLB Tonight: Sac Fly, MLB Tonight: Soriano's Hop, MLB Tonight: Towel Drills, MLB Tonight: Pinch Hitter, MLB Tonight: Mound Conference, MLB Tonight: Umpire Dusts of Home Plate, MLB Tonight: Clubhouse Attendant and MLB Tonight: The Board Game.
Spot on. Its like dynamiting fish in a 5 gallon bucket. Of course the upside is that I don't have to watch Gammons slobber all over himself on BB Tonight.
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
For me it's Kruk and his neckless torso sweating all over the place and the guy who sometimes fills in for Ravech. I don't know his name but he's a douche. Also, Orestes Destrade and Eduardo Perez are stinky dicklickers.
Any alternative to Baseball Tonight is extremely welcome.
Quote from: Lukester on April 20, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
The nerve of that asshole, coming back from a massive brain hemorrhage at age 61 to keep doing his job, only to make you wonder if he gave his co-anchor a blow job during the commercial break. That IS disturbing.
Quote from: Eli on April 20, 2009, 03:06:53 PM
Quote from: Lukester on April 20, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
The nerve of that asshole, coming back from a massive brain hemorrhage at age 61 to keep doing his job, only to make you wonder if he gave his co-anchor a blow job during the commercial break. That IS disturbing.
Hey... At least you don't have to listen to him take a shit.
Quote from: Eli on April 20, 2009, 03:06:53 PM
Quote from: Lukester on April 20, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
The nerve of that asshole, coming back from a massive brain hemorrhage at age 61 to keep doing his job, only to make you wonder if he gave his co-anchor a blow job during the commercial break. That IS disturbing.
So what your sayin, it's recent?
Quote from: Slakee on April 20, 2009, 02:58:39 PM
Quote from: Lukester on April 20, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 20, 2009, 12:09:40 PM
Don't miss MLB Tonight: Batting Practice, MLB Tonight: 1st to 3rd, MLB Tonight: Roundtripper, MLB Tonight: Intentional Walk, MLB Tonight: Pickoff throw, MLB Tonight: Sac Fly, MLB Tonight: Soriano's Hop, MLB Tonight: Towel Drills, MLB Tonight: Pinch Hitter, MLB Tonight: Mound Conference, MLB Tonight: Umpire Dusts of Home Plate, MLB Tonight: Clubhouse Attendant and MLB Tonight: The Board Game.
Spot on. Its like dynamiting fish in a 5 gallon bucket. Of course the upside is that I don't have to watch Gammons slobber all over himself on BB Tonight.
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
For me it's Kruk and his neckless torso sweating all over the place and the guy who sometimes fills in for Ravech. I don't know his name but he's a douche. Also, Orestes Destrade and Eduardo Perez are stinky dicklickers.
Any alternative to Baseball Tonight is extremely welcome.
Yea, I want to strangle that douche every time he calls the red sox "the nation".
Quote from: air2300 on April 20, 2009, 03:47:16 PM
Quote from: Slakee on April 20, 2009, 02:58:39 PM
Quote from: Lukester on April 20, 2009, 02:47:36 PM
Quote from: Andre Dawson's Creek on April 20, 2009, 12:09:40 PM
Don't miss MLB Tonight: Batting Practice, MLB Tonight: 1st to 3rd, MLB Tonight: Roundtripper, MLB Tonight: Intentional Walk, MLB Tonight: Pickoff throw, MLB Tonight: Sac Fly, MLB Tonight: Soriano's Hop, MLB Tonight: Towel Drills, MLB Tonight: Pinch Hitter, MLB Tonight: Mound Conference, MLB Tonight: Umpire Dusts of Home Plate, MLB Tonight: Clubhouse Attendant and MLB Tonight: The Board Game.
Spot on. Its like dynamiting fish in a 5 gallon bucket. Of course the upside is that I don't have to watch Gammons slobber all over himself on BB Tonight.
Has he always done this? Or has it just been since the brain surgery? I feel strange sitting in my living room looking at some senile old man and wondering if he just gave Ravich a BJ during commercial break. Its mildly disturbing.
For me it's Kruk and his neckless torso sweating all over the place and the guy who sometimes fills in for Ravech. I don't know his name but he's a douche. Also, Orestes Destrade and Eduardo Perez are stinky dicklickers.
Any alternative to Baseball Tonight is extremely welcome.
Yea, I want to strangle that douche every time he calls the red sox "the nation".
He is a vile, vile man.
Millar to join MLB Network. (http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4307:kevin-millar-joins-mlb-network&catid=48:ei-mlb-network&Itemid=82)
The Good News:
We don't have to worry about the in-season call-up
The Bad News:
John Kruk and BBTN just got a lot more appealing.
The fill-in for Karl Ravech is Steve Berthiaume. I know it was brought up 366 days ago, but I hate the guy, so I felt the need to share.
I went to school with Berthiaume's brother while he was at the U of Iowa. Lil' Bert would always talk about how his brother had made the big-time in Bristol. He was almost every bit as annoying as Steve. Almost.
Steve is cut from the cloth of those modern age sportscasters who believe vocal volume is what sells. Those who believe that their banter is more important than the highlight itself. Fuck that school of thought, and fuck those who call that school 'alma mater'.
Quote from: Simmer on April 21, 2010, 04:41:30 PM
The fill-in for Karl Ravech is Steve Berthiaume. I know it was brought up 366 days ago, but I hate the guy, so I felt the need to share.
I went to school with Berthiaume's brother while he was at the U of Iowa. Lil' Bert would always talk about how his brother had made the big-time in Bristol. He was almost every bit as annoying as Steve. Almost.
Steve is cut from the cloth of those modern age sportscasters who believe vocal volume is what sells. Those who believe that their banter is more important than the highlight itself. Fuck that school of thought, and fuck those who call that school 'alma mater'.
I don't care how long it took you to agree but I'm damn glad to hear it. Your visits are all too sporadic and I hope that changes.