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Wasn't it called Sportsman Park at that time?

I've always thought the 39th round draft pick wasn't too shabby. 54 wins and counting.

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They said that the Trib has the story at the bottom of the Metro section (in contrast, the Sun-Times has it on Page 1). Also, the same guy that wrote the story about the incident in the Trib also has a "fluff" piece about what a great atmosphere Wrigley is (they're saying the piece may have been written days prior to this incident occurring). They're saying the Sun-Times dispatched Telander to cover this story, and how he was amazed how the area remained a party scene in spite of what had happened.

EVERYDAY EDDIE GETS IT DONE THIS TIME!!!! MARINERS WIN!!!! SOX STILL FIRMLY ENTRENCHED IN 1ST!!!

I think this is what you were referring to, southsideirish: Link Man guilty in fatal beating near Comiskey Judge rejects insanity defense; assailant faces 90 years By ASHLEY YARCHIN Medill News Service Tears of relief streamed down the faces of the family and friends of Roy Trumblay Wednesday as a Cook County judge convicted the man who fatally beat Trumblay and brutally battered three of his family members with a wooden table leg as they walked to a 1999 White Sox game. "We're just very glad it's over so that we can move on," said Trumblay's daughter Dawn about the year-and-a-half long trial. Thomas Cooper, 23, of the 10400 block of South Calhoun Avenue, was convicted on all 17 counts related to the murder of Trumblay, 56, and the attempted murder of Trumblay's wife, daughter and his daughter's boyfriend. The family had driven from Burbank on Aug. 28, 1999, to see a baseball game at Comiskey Park. They were beaten by Cooper on a street corner just blocks away from the field, prosecutors said. Cooper hit Kristy Trumblay, 22, first, and then attacked her father, who was trying to protect his daughter. Both suffered severe head injuries. Roy Trumblay died weeks later, and his daughter suffers lifelong brain damage. Throughout the bench trial before Cook County Circuit Judge Clayton J. Crane, defense attorneys attributed Copper's actions to insanity. "My client's actions were not those of a rational and sane person," attorney Michael Mayfield said in his closing argument. "It was because of the voices and the diseases he was suffering from at this time." State-hired psychiatrist Dr. Carl Whalstrom testified that Cooper claimed to be insane and that voices in his head told him to kill. However, Dr. Whalstrom said he did not believe Cooper was actually insane. Assistant State's Attorney Walter Hehner said during his closing argument that Cooper committed these crimes "on a clean bill of health [and] has no history of delusions, voices or hallucinations." Crane ruled that Cooper is mentally ill but was not insane at the time of the attack. Hehner said prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of 90 years for Cooper -- 60 years for the murder and 30 for the attempted murders. "We [want him to] get punished severely for what he did," Hehner said. "[Cooper] could have done this to any family going to White Sox Park that day." Cooper is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 12.

Oops, I meant to post this in the Sports Bar. Can a mod move it please? Thanks. :banghead

Shooting reported outside Cubby Bear May 6, 2004, 7:53 PM CDT A possibly fatal shooting was reported Thursday around the Cubby Bear Lounge, a well-known bar across the street from Wrigley Field. A male was shot at about 6:10 p.m., not more than two hours after a Cubs home game finished, according to police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor. She said described the shooting as a homicide but said that she had no other details. An employee at the Cubby Bear, at 1059 W. Addison St., said she "did not know what was going on." The employee referred all calls to the manager, who was not immediately available. A Town Hall District officer could not confirm the shooting. The shooting appeared to have been an incident of road rage, Belmont District Sgt. Kent Erickson said. People were crossing the street near the Cubby Bear when a vehicle nearly hit one of them. "Words were exchanged and a fight ensued," Erickson said. One of the pedestrians possibly had a baseball bat, and the driver and the passenger got out of the vehicle and became involved in the fight, he said. The passenger of the vehicle apparently had a gun and fired one shot, he said. Both the driver and the passenger were taken into custody, and several witnesses were being interviewed at the Belmont Area headquarters, at 2452 W. Belmont Av., Erickson said. Copyright © 2004, The Chicago Tribune But that area is so pristine and righteous. Isn't this the type of stuff that happens near that cesspool called US Cellular Field???

Yeah, when the D-Backs had runners at the corners with nobody out, not capitalizing on that really hurt. I had a bad feeling that the Cubs would finally break through against Dessens and that horrific 'pen.

CNN/SI Power Rankings Rank LW Team 1 13 Anaheim Angels Setup man Francisco Rodriguez has fanned 23 batters in 14 2/3 innings while allowing eight hits, three walks and one unearned run. You know, just in case closer Troy Percival needs a little motivation. 2 3 Los Angeles Dodgers They're 9-0 in one-run games this season. Since Jim Tracy took over in 2001, they have a .589 winning percentage in one-run games, .526 in other games. Not sure what that means, except it probably has something to do with Eric Gagne. 3 11 Texas Rangers They're off to their best start since 1997, and one reason is a major league-leading .309 team batting average -- .342 in The Ballpark at Arlington. 4 9 Houston Astros Last week, while the rest of the team was in Pittsburgh, Roger Clemens flew to Omaha, Neb., to visit with troops at Offut Air Force Base. Hey, look at me -- I'm resisting the urge to make a lame Rocket joke. 5 17 New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera says he wants no part of a World Cup for baseball. "What do you do if someone fails a drug test over there?" he said. "What happens to you in the big leagues?" Nothing, unless you have something to worry about. 6 7 Chicago White Sox They have six walkoff victories in their first 26 games. They're all intentional walkoff victories. Their opponents say it's getting a little tiring. 7 10 San Diego Padres Trevor Hoffman, who has had two shoulder surgeries, had a nice quote the other day after hitting 88 mph. "Radar guns are juiced," he said. Of course, I liked it a lot more than the motorcycle cop did. 8 5 Chicago Cubs Greg Maddux set a team record when he went 4,223 days between victories as a Cub, shattering Ferguson Jenkins' old mark by 1,105 days. But don't count out Rick Reuschel just yet. 9 1 Florida Marlins As the Royals did last year, they're allowing fans to turn in ticket stubs for a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts when they get 12 or more hits. It happened for the first time April 24 -- in front of a rare sellout. That'll be 494,712 donuts, please. With sprinkles. 10 4 Minnesota Twins Mike Ryan scored on a wild pitch during an intentional walk against the Blue Jays. Intentional walks ... they're nothing but heartache and pain, I tell you. 11 2 Boston Red Sox Charles Manson, Grizzly Adams, Tom Hanks at the end of Castaway -- Johnny Damon's scraggly look has prompted various descriptions. Kevin Millar's: "I started, 'In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ... '" 12 14 Atlanta Braves Eli Marrero has two hits this season -- one for each time he's been on the disabled list. 13 8 Baltimore Orioles David Segui is on the shelf again, this time with knee problems. Since signing a four-year, $28 million deal before the 2001 season, he's played in just 188 games because of various ailments. Segui isn't Spanish for "15-day DL" -- but it should be. 14 15 St. Louis Cardinals When Phils manager Larry Bowa had umps check Julian Tavarez's cap for foreign substances April 28, Tony La Russa responded by asking them to check Pat Burrell's bat for cork. Wow, when did Immaturity Day become a special promotion? 15 6 Cincinnati Reds Adam Dunn got a little sticker shock after renting a big-screen TV to play video games in his Pittsburgh hotel room. The four-day tab came to $884. "To rent a TV!" Dunn said. "When I saw that bill, I asked for my room key back so I could go to the room and carry out that TV I just bought." 16 16 Milwaukee Brewers Harley-Davidson has had a promotion offering a motorcycle to any Brewers player who hit for the cycle -- until this year. So when Chad Moeller accomplished the feat last week, manager Ned Yost gave him ... a bicycle. 17 19 Pittsburgh Pirates Raul Mondesi became Roger Clemens' 4,137th strikeout victim Wednesday night, allowing the Astros' ace to "rocket" past Steve Carlton on the all-time K list. Oops. 18 28 Cleveland Indians Jake Westbrook retired 27 consecutive batters -- over three games -- before Carlos Pena homered off him on April 25. "I guess that's my own personal perfect game," he said. Yes, and they can never take that away from you. 19 12 Detroit Tigers They finished April with a 12-11 record, their first winning mark in the month since 1993. If you believe in signs, they finished 85-77 that season. Heck, even if you don't. 20 20 Philadelphia Phillies David Bell couldn't believe that he and Marlins pitcher Carl Pavano were each fined a reported $500 apiece for "aggressive actions" in a bench-clearing brawl. Said Bell: "I got fined for getting put in a headlock?" 21 18 Oakland Athletics When the Yankees beat Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson last week, it was the first time Oakland's Big Three had been beaten in a three-game series since April 27-29, 2001 ... also by the Yankees. Someone dig up Rod Serling. 22 22 Colorado Rockies Leave it to manager Clint Hurdle to put their wild 13-10 win over the Marlins last week in Denver in proper perspective. "That was vintage Coors Field," Hurdle said. "Last bucket wins." 23 24 San Francisco Giants Tough season so far at SBC Park. "Every time I go up there, I get booed," said catcher A.J. Pierzynski. "A guy ran down from the upper deck to scream at me when I made an out. He did." Peter Magowan, you're better than that. 24 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Owner Jerry Colangelo was in a military mood when he issued his vote of confidence for manager Bob Brenly. "I'm in the foxhole with you," he told Brenly. We're just glad he didn't use the word "commando." 25 25 New York Mets Scott Erickson's first rehab start for Class A St. Lucie lasted only 19 pitches before he re-injured his left hamstring. Scott, you're 36, you haven't pitched since 2002 and not effectively since '00. Go home. Lisa Guerrero awaits. 26 29 Seattle Mariners They picked up Bob Melvin's option for 2005, and he'll need the extra time to fix this aging team. The other day a fan was so upset he posted an ad on eBay, trying to auction off CEO Howard Lincoln. 27 26 Toronto Blue Jays Putting the odds at 4-1, a betting service says Carlos Tosca will be the first manager fired this season. Just guessing, but general manager J.P. Ricciardi going on the radio and second-guessing your pitching moves can't be a good sign. 28 21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Manager Lou Piniella quit smoking earlier this year and is now vowing to go on a diet to deal with his Type 2 diabetes. Sadly, there is still no known cure for managing the Devil Rays. 29 27 Kansas City Royals Blow three straight saves, like Curtis Leskanic did last month, and you start to notice things. "I was driving to the stadium the other day in bright sunshine," he said. "My car was the only one with windshield wipers on." 30 30 Montreal Expos The first month of the season, they played just three games in Montreal. Orlando Cabrera kept track of the odyssey by buying 25 pairs of underwear, each night throwing away the pair he wore. When he ran out, he knew the trip was over. Orlando, one word: calendar. Dan George is a senior producer for SI.com. No complaints. I'd like to see the Sox ahead of the Yankees, but the Yankees did sweep the A's last week in the Bronx, and have taken the 1st 2 at Network Associates, so I'll let that one go. Still much, much better than the BS rankings ESPN comes out with on a weekly basis.

This guy Villereal just gave up a 3 run jack to Derrek Lee. Cubs were down 3-1 at the top of the 5th, and now lead 6-3 with just one out. ARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!! :banghead

June 7-9 First round 1. San Diego Padres 2. Detroit Tigers 3. New York Mets 4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5. Milwaukee Brewers 6. Cleveland Indians 7. Cincinnati Reds 8. Baltimore Orioles 9. Colorado Rockies 10. Texas Rangers 11. Pittsburgh Pirates 12. Anaheim Angels 13. Montreal Expos 14. Kansas City Royals 15. Arizona Diamondbacks 16. Toronto Blue Jays 17. Los Angeles Dodgers 18. White Sox 19. St. Louis Cardinals 20. Minnesota Twins 21. Philadelphia Phillies 22. Minnesota Twins (from Seattle for Eddie Guardado) 23. New York Yankees (from Houston for Andy Pettitte) 24. Oakland Athletics (from Boston for Keith Foulke) 25. Minnesota Twins (from Cubs for LaTroy Hawkins) 26. Oakland Athletics 27. Florida Marlins 28. Los Angeles Dodgers (from N.Y. Yankees for Paul Quantrill) 29. Kansas City Royals (from San Francisco for Michael Tucker) 30. Texas Rangers (from Atlanta for John Thomson) Sandwich picks for Type A players 31. Kansas City Royals - Raul Ibanez 32. Toronto Blue Jays - Kelvim Escobar 33. Los Angeles Dodgers - Paul Quantrill 34. White Sox - Bartolo Colon 35. Minnesota Twins - Eddie Guardado 36. Oakland Athletics - Keith Foulke 37. New York Yankees - Andy Pettitte 38. White Sox - Tom Gordon 39. Minnesota Twins - LaTroy Hawkins 40. Oakland Athletics - Miguel Tejada 41. New York Yankees - David Wells Second Round 42. New York Yankees (from San Diego for David Wells) 43. Detroit Tigers 44. New York Mets 45. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 46. Milwaukee Brewers 47. Cleveland Indians 48. Cincinnati Reds 49. Oakland Athletics (from Baltimore for Miguel Tejada) 50. Colorado Rockies 51. Texas Rangers 52. Pittsburgh Pirates 53. White Sox (from Anaheim for Bartolo Colon) 54. Montreal Expos 55. Kansas City Royals 56. Arizona Diamondbacks 57. Toronto Blue Jays 58. Los Angeles Dodgers 59. White Sox 60. St. Louis Cardinals 61. Minnesota Twins 62. Philadelphia Phillies 63. Kansas City Royals (from Seattle for Raul Ibanez) 64. Houston Astros 65. Boston Red Sox 66. Cubs 67. Oakland Athletics 68. Florida Marlins 69. White Sox (from N.Y. Yankees for Tom Gordon) 70. San Francisco Giants 71. Atlanta Braves Third Round 72. San Diego Padres 73. Detroit Tigers 74. New York Mets 75. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 76. Milwaukee Brewers 77. Cleveland Indians 78. Cincinnati Reds 79. Baltimore Orioles 80. Colorado Rockies 81. Texas Rangers 82. Pittsburgh Pirates 83. Toronto Blue Jays (from Anaheim for Kelvim Escobar) 84. Montreal Expos 85. Kansas City Royals 86. Arizona Diamondbacks 87. Toronto Blue Jays 88. Los Angeles Dodgers 89. White Sox 90. St. Louis Cardinals 91. Minnesota Twins 92. Philadelphia Phillies 93. Seattle Mariners 94. Houston Astros 95. Boston Red Sox 96. Cubs 97. Oakland Athletics 98. Florida Marlins 99. New York Yankees 100. San Francisco Giants 101. Atlanta Braves Fourth Round to 50th Round 102. San Diego Padres 103. Detroit Tigers 104. New York Mets 105. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 106. Milwaukee Brewers 107. Cleveland Indians 108. Cincinnati Reds 109. Baltimore Orioles 110. Colorado Rockies 111. Texas Rangers 112. Pittsburgh Pirates 113. Anaheim Angels 114. Montreal Expos 115. Kansas City Royals 116. Arizona Diamondbacks 117. Toronto Blue Jays 118. Los Angeles Dodgers 119. White Sox 120. St. Louis Cardinals 121. Minnesota Twins 122. Philadelphia Phillies 123. Seattle Mariners 124. Houston Astros 125. Boston Red Sox 126. Cubs 127. Oakland Athletics 128. Florida Marlins 129. New York Yankees 130. San Francisco Giants 131. Atlanta Braves Copyright © 2004, ChicagoSports.com

MLB Power Rankings Cubs are 3rd, Yankees 6th, Red Sox 2nd. Peter Gammons must've spent all night doing these rankings. Insane.

Are you ever happy at anything the Sox do? The strikeouts are important because with those RISP, those strikeouts cost us precious opportunities to drive in those runs to be scored. Strikeouts are down, walks are up and more RUNS ARE BEING SCORED as a result. As for the home runs, with teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, & Angels all upgrading their teams with major power sluggers, to see the Sox distancing them is a nice thing. Will it last? Who knows, but right now, they're atop the pack. Accentuate the positive, and quit being so damn negative!

It might be awhile before I start another game thread. This was my 1st, and I think I've been tramautized for life. It's been fun people. Good night.

I STILL HATE YOU EDDIE "f***HEAD" GUARDADO! :fyou

ESPN GAMECAST CONFIRMS IT!!!! MARINERS WIN 4-3!!!!! MORE IMPORTANTLY: SOX STILL IN 1ST!!!!!

Mine too.

Punto called out on strikes. Bottom 16th. Seattle, you know what I'm gonna say by now. Just do it already.

Guzman & Mientkiewicz both grounded out. 2 down and Punto coming up. BTW, Villone has thrown 43 pitches.

Nope. In fact, they're down to 3 pitchers period. Santana, who threw on Sunday, Silva, and Radke.

Sad, but true. Did I mention how much I hate Eddie Guardado? :fyou

Ben Davis strikes out swinging. And the madness continues. :headshake Top 16th: Still tied at 3.