southsideirish71

Before the game, there's is a suntime article about cub fans going to prayer to solve their curse.

I have a world series chicago whitesox bat sitting in my basement mounted in its glass case on the wall. I now can salute my cub fan breather en as they can now purchase a limited edition NL Central Division bat. I didnt even know they sold a welcome to the playoffs version. Woo Hoo, you made the playoffs. Celebrate the sweep. Celebrate futility, 1908 LOL But I had fun at Wrigley. LOL LOL

Bbbbutttt I had fun at Wrigley

Hide your goats, they are killing them to reverse the curse.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 05:58 PM) Iguchi did start his career in Japan playing shortstop. I'm just sayin..... Did you watch him throw the ball in the entire time he was over here. My god.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 02:22 PM) Walker wasn't going anywhere unless he quit. JR came out and said about a month ago that anyone who blamed Walker for the offensive problems "didn't have a brain". Its too bad about Razor, I really liked him. I hope he catches on somewhere else. I wonder how much of him not being a coaching staff insider, ie. not playing with Ozzie or not being around the big league guys much contributed to his ouster. It would have been nice to have enough guys rounding third to really evaluate what kind of 3rd base coach he was. I am looking forward to project 2008 Uribe. Maybe we can try a new stance, and get him up to .240 this year. WOOOO

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 02:18 PM) OK so... why is Razor gone? Was he pulled elsewhere, or pushed out the door? And I really can't believe Walker still has a job. Not that he is the only one to blame by any stretch, but to have the sort of hitting talent this club has had, and have them be absolutely terrible for a season and a half, I'd think he pretty much has to lose his job. Remember we were 13th in runs scored in 05, 18th in batting average, 24th in OBP, last in doubles, last in triples, but we hit home runs. Only the fact that they were hot for a few weeks in October and that our pitching was the best in baseball is the reason everyone forgets how terrible our O was back then. 2 1/2 seasons of bad offense since 03.

Shines gone, Cave reassigned, Yet Walker is still with the team, WTF

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 10:50 AM) That's better. but really, last year's Tigers team wasn't all that good. And this year's NL teams aren't that bad, although that Rockies pitching staff, outside the pen, worries me a little. Last years Tiger team wasn't all that good? You are kidding right. THis years NL teams aren't all that bad? LOL

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 10:26 AM) I'm sure you said that last year. Well let me rephrase that, if the AL's representative doesn't crap the bed and their pitchers cannot throw to first without throwing it into the stands.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 10:22 AM) I'm just saying, the sooner this series is over the better. This bulls***, "Cubs are the best NL team," "My greatest nightmare!" nonsense has to end and the sooner it does -- the sooner that miserable franchise and its obnoxious fans and its grating counter-fans can shut up and enjoy the COLORADO ROCKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the better Whatever team comes out of the minor league NL will get absolutely decked by the AL representative.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 07:17 AM) I'm just glad I don't have to hear every Cub basher's mouth because the Cubs have lost. "OH MY GOD, THEY'RE THE BEST TEAM IN THE NL!!!!" "OH MY GOD, MY NEIGHBORS WILL BE SO MEAN TO ME!" I hope the people who b****ed all season about how afraid they were, or are, of the Cubs have been really giving it to Cub fans. Hell, I -- I of the, "Wrigley Field is beautiful, I don't mind the Cubs very much" mentality -- have really been giving it to Cub fans. And one Cub fan in particular.....if choo know what I mean. You "of the only you have this opinion on this site" mentality need to relax about this. If you want a place where Wrigley is called beautiful, and people had fun at wrigley, I suggest the sister site of talkcubs.com. I am sure that the posters of there will be very happy to swap stories of magical nights of drinking, ass grabing fun, and admiration for a dump of a park.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 09:31 AM) It still would surprise me if this series doesn't get to game 5. Supposedly Santo was saying again last night that he wants to beat up Valverde for his show-off antics on the mound. I hate that legless f***er so much. I love it how cub fans and their broadcasters become enraged over teams showing emotion, or at least that is what they call it when their players act like jackasses. Ron Santo and his heel clicking. Even pitty won't get him in the hall of fame now. Sammy Sosa and his double tap, spin, and moonwalk he does everytime he hits a fly ball. Then of course when Valentin does it in a cross town series, Sammy sad, Santo enraged, sox fans laugh. Zambrano and the ADD fit he throws on the mound. Pointing to the sky, pumping his fist, stomping around the mound. AJ points to the sky during his home run, Zambrano sad, then mad, Santo enraged. But when someone else does it, its of poor taste. I would like to see a fight between Santo and Valverde. Hell Santo might have more fight in him, that the current 07 cub team does.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 11:59 PM) Kerry Wood is kind of funny lookin In 03 they kept panning to his wife and her boobs. Now they just show Mr. Hot Tub slip and suck.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 12:30 AM) It's the same guy. I first saw him at the 2003 NLCS, and he was at the world series two years ago and I think I saw him at one of the Bears playoff games last year. Watch the world series DVD, I think it shows him. Different guy. The guy you are thinking off wears sunglasses and has an entire neon getup. This was a younger guy, with spikey hair with a neon cubs clock. A moron none the less.

Well it also depends on your line of work. In my line of work, there is no 9-5. There is no normal hours. I usually work 50 to 60 in some sort of fashion or another. When I work on equipment I can only do it on weekends. I am on call all the time, and spend a few days a week working in the middle of the night with someone that barely speaks english. And this is normal hours, that doesnt count when we have a major rollout we have to support where we have an aggressive travel schedule. Its the nature of my job. Now I get compensated very well from a salary and soft benefits standpoint. I get a lot of flexibility that a lot of people dont. Like my wife asked me today, hey tomorrow is nice can you take it off so we can go downtown with the kids. I just went to my boss and said, hey I worked a lot of hours in the middle of the night this week, can I take tomorrow off. He tells me, sure don't burn a vacation or sick day. Just answer a few emails in the morning and disappear. I am comfortable in my job, with my coworkers, and with the environment I work in. My wife is very understanding on my work schedule, and my spare time is devoted to my children. To be honest, most of my after hours work starts after they are in bed and my wife gets to bed early. So the impact to my household is minimal as far as interactions go. The hardest part is burning the candle at both ends. I try and catch up with sleep on weekends when I can.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) Most players would disagree with Griffey, from what I've seen...and besides, you've got your bias from the time the older Cub fan kids at school beat you up and took your Ron Karkovice baseball cards. Adam Dunn The pirates, and the redbirds Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy characterized the outfield as "horrendous," saying it was not of major league caliber and was as bad as he'd ever seen in the big leagues. "It's rock-hard, it's as fast as turf, but it looks like there's been a dozen cows out there grazing this week," Pirates left fielder Nate McLouth said. "I'm surprised more people don't get injured out there. It's as bad as there is," said Reds left fielder Adam Dunn. "It's worse than playing in a parking lot. It looks like they had a monster truck rally. It's terrible. There's potholes. It's bad. It's unsafe." It's called beautiful Wrigley Field, but the players who play there see it a bit differently. Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand is the latest to criticize the actual playing surface at Wrigley that is considered by many to be among the worst in baseball. That surface out there is a little beat up," Bucs center fielder Nyjer Morgan said. "There were some nasty little hops out there. You had to be cautious. It wasn't pristine like it was in San Diego."

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 04:27 PM) We've been through this "Wrigley sucks" nonsense before. I think you guys who hate Wrigley Field have got penis envy. "Oh, my Cubs neighbor will make fun of me." "Oh, the media will care more about the Cubs than the Sox." "Oh, our ballpark is newer -- and it's made of advertisings, not steel, so it's unique!" How about I hate the park because I hate the park. Its a dump. Its an old crappy park that doesnt have a lot of amenities. Peeing in a tub doesn't excite me, or give me penis envy. Sitting behind a pylon where I cant see doesnt give me penis envy. Having piece of concrete fall requiring a girdle for the park doesnt give me penis envy. Having a field that floods when it trickles a bit doesnt do it either. We understand it, you like wrigley. Great for you. However not everyone gets the lower half tickle going to the dump.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 04:02 PM) You act like I've never said anything about our ballpark. I like our ballpark okay, as far as aesthetics and appeal (and besides, it's a baseball ballpark, which is good enough for me) but it's nowhere near my list of top ballparks I've been to. I think I actually enjoy most minor league ballparks better, though not the teams. And Wrigley, not to mention. Wrigley is a dump. Weeds on the walls, the field plays uphill, the 1970s CRT TVs that are not quite black/white not quite color.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 03:40 PM) What a cheap ass ballpark Citizens Bank is. But I guess it's appropriate that these two teams face each other for a variety of reasons. Hold 'em where they are, Rox! Its funny that you complain about the park, when we play in US Cellular which is just as easy to jack the ball out of.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 02:38 PM) Rocks are too hot. Pressure getting to Hammels? Well Francis has K'd 4 Phillies to start off the game. Hammels is throwing pitches in the dirt. The pucker factor seems to be affecting them.

QUOTE(BamaDoc @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 02:30 PM) I wonder if the offseason police issues kept Uribe from reporting in the best shape mentally and physically. May be able to turn it around since he is playing for a contract. Well that and he had a problem keeping forks filled with food from coming in contact with his open mouth.

Hammels is s***ting the bed, he just walked in a run. Rox up 3-0 and he is 51 pitches so far with 1 2/3's innings pitched.