Pollyellon banned me

[thehawk]

Now that's what we in the journalism biz call a hot lede!

PHILADELPHIA -- They put the scoreboard in the wrong place at Citizens Bank Park. It's behind the left field stands -- which means that not only is it not visible from large swaths of seats, but it blocks what would have been a really nice view of the Philadelphia skyline that you can see in the photo I took before last night's game. Granted, there were low clouds blocking the view, but on a sunny day, that would have been a really nice vista. From my seat in the LF corner, you have to crane your neck to see the board. They put some of the information available there on other boards, but it's scattered around and hard to fix your eye on one place to find it all.
The board should have been placed in center field, where more people could see it.

And here is the beautiful, don't-need-binoculars-at-all view that has Al crying into his bologna without:

Factually Al is full of balongna.  There are two multi function boards in the outfield wall that mimic the video board and provide pitch information. Actually the park is pretty nice and having one boad keeps the bull pen open and provides the standees pertty good views.

[Lukester]

Apparently the yellonator is a baseball insider now: 

Let's get started, then. As first posted by tomas21 earlier this afternoon in this FanPost, Milton Bradley may be on his way to becoming a Detroit Tiger. This rumor was confirmed to me from my own sources, so I think this possibility does have legs, and I hope it happens, sooner rather than later.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/7/25/962768/trade-rumors-fly-as-cubs-win-third
What a quantifiable douche.

[Tank]

Apparently the yellonator is a baseball insider now: 

Let's get started, then. As first posted by tomas21 earlier this afternoon in this FanPost, Milton Bradley may be on his way to becoming a Detroit Tiger. This rumor was confirmed to me from my own sources, so I think this possibility does have legs, and I hope it happens, sooner rather than later.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/7/25/962768/trade-rumors-fly-as-cubs-win-third
What a quantifiable douche.

Come laugh with us over here...

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6900.msg185921#msg185921

[Philberto]

I once had a random person on the street threaten to punch me for wearing a tie in "Fishtown."

It wasn't because you had a shirt with Vicante's dong was it?

No, that would likely have been mistaken for a disembodied capicola, in which case they would have volunteered to become my servants.

What would it take for me to be *your* servant?

[Wheezer]

What would it take for me to be *your* servant?

Only a sleeping bag, but if there are any irregularities in the collection of bicentennial quarters, you're out.

[Philberto]

Just left Dick's with the sleeping bag.. and who fucks up a bicentennial quarter collection? In other words, I'm in.

[Dave B]

Al posted a paragraph and a photo of a new see-through gate in the RF corner that was installed during the concerts the past couple of weeks. That's geeky enough, but as of now there are FIFTY-THREE comments about that post. Wow.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/7/27/964117/a-new-addition-to-wrigley-field

[TDubbs]

Al posted a paragraph and a photo of a new see-through gate in the RF corner that was installed during the concerts the past couple of weeks. That's geeky enough, but as of now there are FIFTY-THREE comments about that post. Wow.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/7/27/964117/a-new-addition-to-wrigley-field

We have an entire section devoted to video games. 

[Eli]

Al posted a paragraph and a photo of a new see-through gate in the RF corner that was installed during the concerts the past couple of weeks. That's geeky enough, but as of now there are FIFTY-THREE comments about that post. Wow.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/7/27/964117/a-new-addition-to-wrigley-field

We have an entire section devoted to video games. 

We should get an entire section where people can post things Al Yellon writes.

[djkkt6]

Al posted a paragraph and a photo of a new see-through gate in the RF corner that was installed during the concerts the past couple of weeks. That's geeky enough, but as of now there are FIFTY-THREE comments about that post. Wow.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/7/27/964117/a-new-addition-to-wrigley-field

OMG, you mean that over 50 people wanted to comment about something new at Wrigley Field?!  OMG.  WHAT A BUNCH OF NERDS, HOW DARE THEY TALK ABOUT WRIGLEY ON A CUBS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't be an idiot.  There's an infinite amount of reasons to make fun of Bologna Al.  Talking about something new at Wrigley isn't one of them though. 

[Andy]

No, but 30 posts debating whether or not the old door had a pad on it is.

[Eli]

No, but 30 posts debating whether or not the old door had a pad on it is.

Nothing like that ever happens around here.

[Andy]

I don't see how that proves your point.

When we obsess over little details it's hilarious and witty.

When they do it it's pathetic.

Oh, wait...never mind.

[Kermit, B.]

Spill it, Chuck.  What did you do?

[Chuck to Chuck]

Well, it's one of two things.

Either it's the comment I made in my back and forth with Mercurial Outfielder over at ACB where I suggested my biggest problem with Ricketts is that Al likes him:

http://www.anothercubsblog.net/index.php/site/comments/cubs-sale-clears-bankruptcy-court/#2

...or it was my 5th comment of the year (not season, year!) over at BCB:

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/17/1035417/7-back-17-to-go-cubs-nearly-done#21388163

...which seems to have been deleted.

I sent him this:

From: Chuck Gitles
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:08 PM
To: al@yellon.org
Subject: Heh

So, you finally got around to banning me.

Man, you are gutless.