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Dusty played the right way, dude.

I loved how he drove Michael Barrett to the hospital after his countryman kicked the shit out of Mikey.

Stew will be wearing his Pafko jersey.  Maybe someone else can wear this, to silently protest the way this guy was handled:





Or how about this one, Dave B?

Here's a better idea:











Any of these would only cost $250 each.

Quote from: Tank on January 12, 2009, 11:46:58 AM
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http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/1/12/718354/silent-protest-at-the-conv

QuoteSilent "protest" at the Convention

by Doggie Stalker on Jan 12, 2009 11:39 AM CST

If you are going to the Convention and were unhappy about how the Kerry Wood situation was handled ( as in did we dump him for the money, was the idea of a one year contract EVER mentioned, are we better off with Gregg/Marmol than Marmol/Wood and what if anything did Lou have to do with this ?) please consider wearing a Wood T shirt or Jersey ( if you have one) to the business meeting at 9AM Saturday. Feel free to wear DeRosa item for same effect.

I picked up a remaindered Wood T shirt for this purpose when I was in town over Thanksgiving  ( and he was technically still with the team). I don't usually have player specific items but I wanted something for Wood so that I could wear at the Convention.

Needless to say if you think Hendry handled the Wood /DeRosa situations to your satisfaction you can wear what you like.

QuoteI'll wear my Wood jersey.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Jan 12, 2009 11:43 AM CST

Kermit is wearing his Essian jersey to protest the way Jim Essian's firing was handled.

Where's the gamecast, Andy?

I think this Gary Scott and Erik Pappas characters will work out quite well for the Cubs.

Not a good game for those who read FJE! as the guy they hate most won't be in charge yet.

Quote from: Simmer on January 06, 2009, 04:58:54 PM
I want to go to this, but I don't know what the vibe is.  Some people are excited to go.  Some people are saying this is going to be a trainwreck full of shit.  Which is it?  What will it be?  STAY TUNED.

Quote from: Weebs on January 06, 2009, 04:19:22 PM
creepily knocking on the back door of another apartment, asking if "Bad Kermit and TDubbs are there."

I lol'ed and I'm not afraid to say it.

The seeds for a Desipio Convention had been sown once before by Andy, and then followed up by the late Jake Potter (R.I.P.), who even posted this (even if he's dead, his words live on). We even polled possible locations, and Des Moines, home of the Rally Carp (R.I.P.), polled better than Jim Oberweis normally does.

Recapping: 2004 (with puzzling Dusty Baker love), 2005 (long version), 2006, 2007, 2008

In short, it's even creepier than you fear.

For those who hadn't heard, Check, Please is airing a never-before 2001 pilot that included Barack Obama.

Here's another clip of him talking about the Dixie Kitchen in Hyde Park.

My brother called me and said this trade just went down: Marquis to the Rox for Luis Vizcaino. This opens the door for a big salary, no?

Quote from: RV on December 30, 2008, 08:44:04 AM
In today's riveting installment of the Tribune sports page's Year in Review, the writers second-guess themselves. Phildo checks in to let us know that he's ditching his highly advanced, computer-based Plus/Minus System in favor of the more accurate Karma Index.

QuoteFor picking the Cubs to reach the World Series. I track the play of teams, analyze trends and study stats, none of which has a whole lot to do with karma. There's no denying the Cubs were the National League's best team, which is why I picked them. But with this franchise, the regular-season math doesn't mean a thing. Until they do something significant about the nine-game postseason losing streak, I'm never going to pick them to win a playoff series.

Well, interesting thing, Phil: here are the players that played in the first three games of the playoff streak:

Quote
K Lofton
M Grudzielanek 
S Sosa
M Alou
A Ramirez
R Simon
A Gonzalez
P Bako
C Zambrano
  T Goodwin
  D Veres
  A Alfonseca
  T O'Leary
  M Remlinger
E Karros
M Prior
R Martinez
K Farnsworth
D Miller
K Wood
J Borowski

Here are the players the played the last three games of the playoff streak:

QuoteRonny Cedeno
Neal Cotts
Ryan Dempster
Mark DeRosa
Jim Edmonds
Mike Fontenot
Kosuke Fukudome
Rich Harden
Derrek Lee
Jason Marquis
Sean Marshall
Felix Pie
Aramis Ramirez
Jeff Samardzija
Alfonso Soriano
Geovany Soto
Ryan Theriot
Daryle Ward
Kerry Wood
Carlos Zambrano

So they had just three people who played during the first third of the streak and the last third of the streak, and of the players that played in the final three postseason games, eight have played a winning playoff game since then? In the words of Tony LaRussa, is that "Significant?" Or does Phil Rogers propose witch doctors, livestock or something of that order?

Fewer Deutsch bags?

Quote from: Furious George on December 29, 2008, 12:49:30 AM
If Al was such a "deutsch bag" would he be the most approachable guy to a complete stranger that walks up to him at games? I'm guessing no. What a deutsch bag is, is a guy who creates a site to piss in other people's pools and to gain some sort of mouth-breather fame instead of a true passion for baseball.

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Who's a deutsch bag? I googled "German bag" and have a couple options:

A WWII Bread Bag used by German forces:



Uh-oh, Nazi comparisons!

Deutsch Fun Bags?



Why does she hate Yellon so much?

Quote from: Furious George on December 19, 2008, 12:36:30 PM
I'm in uncharted territory here, only site: what do I buy a 4-month-old kid for Christmas?

I will hang up now and listen for your answer.

A good bottle of 18-year-old Scotch.

Or, get a stuffed animal.