Looking at the Game of Baseball from all ends of the Spectrum
Errors: Valentin (2), Hatteberg (1), Encarnacion 3 (5) By my count, there were 7 hitters with four rbis on Wednesday. I’m ignoring them and electing the atrocious Reds’ fielding today which contributed to the Cubs’ win. Eddie E, who was the big hero on Tuesday with his grand slam, was the biggest goat with 3 errors. … Continue reading “4/12/06 Linescore of the Day: Cincinnati fielding”
Errors: Valentin (2), Hatteberg (1), Encarnacion 3 (5)
By my count, there were 7 hitters with four rbis on Wednesday.
I’m ignoring them and electing the atrocious Reds’ fielding today which contributed to the Cubs’ win. Eddie E, who was the big hero on Tuesday with his grand slam, was the biggest goat with 3 errors.
Update: Rumor from the Cooperstown Kid has it that Encarnacion was benched for Thursday’s game because of his 3 errors.
A Collectibles store in Naperville, IL is accusing Mark Prior of making two little boys cry.
… and Prior had to go to court to testify. More accurately, he’s being accused of breach of contract surrounding an autograph signing gig at the store in 2004 (talk about speedy justice).
Prior’s side of the story:
Prior testified Monday that he was troubled before the event by an advertisement on Just Ducky Too’s Web site that said each buyer of a miniature Wrigley Field replica signed by Prior would get two “VIP tickets” to meet the pitcher at the event, which would last from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Prior testified he never agreed to meet with so many people, especially because the signing was the night before his first pitching start of the year following an injury, and his contract required him to stay only as long as it took to sign 300 items, the Chicago Tribune reported on its Web site.
The pitcher said he had his agent call about the advertisement, but it wasn’t changed.
I know nothing other than what I read in the article but my gut instinct tells me that the store is enjoying their day in court a little too much. They got a little of Prior and wanted to exploit him as much as possible. It seems that Prior did everything he could to ease the situation.
The store claims Prior caused the problems. Now, really. It’s no wonder baseball players and athletes in general are leery of dealing with the public sometimes.
Michael Barrett, Chicago Cubs 2 for 4, HR, 4 rbis, 2 runs Maybe I’m showing my bias here but I gotta go with Barrett. Ironically, the folks at Cubscast.com (a very good podcast if you’re a Cub fan, by the way) were getting on Barrett’s case in their podcast recorded after the Cincy series for his passed … Continue reading “4/9/06 Linescore of the Day: Michael Barrett”
Michael Barrett, Chicago Cubs
2 for 4, HR, 4 rbis, 2 runs
Maybe I’m showing my bias here but I gotta go with Barrett. Ironically, the folks at Cubscast.com (a very good podcast if you’re a Cub fan, by the way) were getting on Barrett’s case in their podcast recorded after the Cincy series for his passed ball and error he committed during against the Reds.
I think he’s made up for that.
No, the sign isn’t real. But it should be. Against the Cardinals, Barrett was 4 for 10 with 7 rbis. More good news for Cub fans: DLee has been signed to a five-year contract worth $65m.
No, the sign isn’t real. But it should be.
Against the Cardinals, Barrett was 4 for 10 with 7 rbis.
More good news for Cub fans: DLee has been signed to a five-year contract worth $65m.
Watched the Cubs game this afternoon… for 8 1/2 innings. Comcast Sports Network went kaput with the Cardinals up in the ninth and one out. When ”Technical Difficulties… Please Stand By” flashed on the screen, I rushed to the stereo and tuned in just in time to listen to the Cubs win. Michael Barrett proved why … Continue reading “Comeback Win for Cubs.. and where are those Darned Sox?”
Watched the Cubs game this afternoon… for 8 1/2 innings. Comcast Sports Network went kaput with the Cardinals up in the ninth and one out. When ”Technical Difficulties… Please Stand By” flashed on the screen, I rushed to the stereo and tuned in just in time to listen to the Cubs win.
Michael Barrett proved why he won the Silver Slugger by coming through with a timely pinch hit homer in the seventh to tie the game. Ironically, it was other Silver Slugger from the Cubs, Derrek Lee, who hit the game winning homer.
Every win for the Cubs is nice but wins against the Cardinals are doubly important. Tomorrow is Sean Marshall’s MLB debut against the Cards. I’m very interested in seeing how he does. Hopefully, he learned a thing or two from his last start in spring training when he got rocked by the Pads. A friend went to that game and got this shot of him warming up before the game.
Meanwhile, the Sox have lost 4 in a row. Including two against KC. This may have been the year I should have bet a $1/game Cubs vs. Sox against Teddy Ballgame. Not last year. Maybe it’s not too late.
I know it’s early in the season but who would have thought that the two unbeaten teams left would be Detroit and Milwaukee? Not I.
1. CF Juan Pierre 2. 2B Jerry Hairston Jr. 3. 1B Derrek Lee 4. 3B Aramis Ramirez 5. RF Jacque Jones 6. C Michael Barrett 7. LF Matt Murton 8. SS Ronny Cedeno 9. P Carlos Zambrano
1. CF Juan Pierre
2. 2B Jerry Hairston Jr.
3. 1B Derrek Lee
4. 3B Aramis Ramirez
5. RF Jacque Jones
6. C Michael Barrett
7. LF Matt Murton
8. SS Ronny Cedeno
9. P Carlos Zambrano
It seems a man wearing “Harry Caray” glasses was successful in his attempt to rob a Palos Heights, IL bank. He is being dubbed the “Harry Caray Bandit”. Wearing the familiar glasses and a wig, the robber got away with $2000. You know bandit backwards is “tidnab”.
It seems a man wearing “Harry Caray” glasses was successful in his attempt to rob a Palos Heights, IL bank. He is being dubbed the “Harry Caray Bandit”.
Wearing the familiar glasses and a wig, the robber got away with $2000.
You know bandit backwards is “tidnab”.
I don’t know why I haven’t seen this one earlier but the Chicago National League Ball Club Blog is a pretty good site for Cub fans. I find myself going back there. First, I dig the name. The site is visually appealing and besides the normal content, it has some cool features that make it … Continue reading “A Cubs blog that doesn’t suck”
I don’t know why I haven’t seen this one earlier but the Chicago National League Ball Club Blog is a pretty good site for Cub fans. I find myself going back there.
First, I dig the name. The site is visually appealing and besides the normal content, it has some cool features that make it interesting. One of the contributors has a thing for Univ. of Iowa sports which I’m willing to overlook.
Take a gander, Cub fans.
Well, Cub fans are in the doldrums. Mark Prior has a shoulder injury that will keep him from starting the season. The Cubs management is full PR form saying this really isn’t as bad as it really looks. “I’m very pleased,” Cubs team trainer Mark O’Neal said of the initial report. “There’s bad news, extremely … Continue reading “Prior down for the count”
Well, Cub fans are in the doldrums. Mark Prior has a shoulder injury that will keep him from starting the season. The Cubs management is full PR form saying this really isn’t as bad as it really looks.
“I’m very pleased,” Cubs team trainer Mark O’Neal said of the initial report. “There’s bad news, extremely bad news, that could come out of it.”
Whaaa? Maybe that first sentence didn’t come out the way he intended.
O’Neal continues:
“Right now, if this is a posterior shoulder strain, we’re going to deal with it like you would a hamstring strain. Unfortunately, it’s in the shoulder. So yes, for us, it’s pretty good news,” he said.
Good news, bad news, maybe that rumored Tejada/Prior trade that everyone was pooh-poohing earlier this year doesn’t sound so bad in retrospect.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Kerry Wood is scheduled to have surgery, this time on his knee. The Cubs organization is charactistically optimistic on the outside, blowing happy smoke about how they’re glad it happened now instead of later etc. etc. On other hand, the jaded rumor mill at MLB Trade Rumors foresees Wood … Continue reading “Wood to have surgery”
Stop me if you’ve heard this one.
Kerry Wood is scheduled to have surgery, this time on his knee. The Cubs organization is charactistically optimistic on the outside, blowing happy smoke about how they’re glad it happened now instead of later etc. etc.
On other hand, the jaded rumor mill at MLB Trade Rumors foresees Wood out till June.
Dare I say it, maybe the Cubs management should learn not to put too much stock in a ptcher who has never won 15 games in a season. With each passing year and the injury that comes with it, his “potential” seems to be dwindling.
Followup: Ballpark Frank has an idea which isn’t new but I certainly agree with… put Wood in the pen. It was tried out in the past with some mixed success.