Can you imagine Ron Santo giving a HoF speech today after the inning St.Louis had last night. I bet his toupee would have been on fire just from the steam!
@ bubblesdachimp:
did they post a vid of her speech somewhere? i looked on mlb.com but didn’t see anything. tried to watch the live stream but it was really fucking boring.
@ EnricoPallazzo:
I’m guessing they need some time to splice it so I’d check Cubs.com in about two hours. They do have Pat Hughes and Billy Williams interviews already up.
@ mb21:
Maybe wait a few hours and then that might be embeddable, I don’t know if there’s a rhyme or reason for how long a video stays un-embeddable though.
The league’s response is equally notable for the part of the Chronicle scoop that it didn’t refute, the one that claimed Big Ten presidents are currently debating whether to allow Penn State to remain in the conference at all in the wake of the devastating Jerry Sandusky sex scandal. PSU is already facing crippling judgments from the NCAA and the Department of Education for its negligent response to allegations Sandusky was abusing children in the Nittany Lion locker room, including the possibility that the football program will be shut down under the “death penalty.” Current language in the 2011-12 Big Ten handbook requires any member that fails to show complete and accurate information during an investigation to “show cause why its membership in the conference should not be suspended or terminated.” At the final stage, expulsion would require a vote of at least 70 percent, or eight of twelve member schools.
So if we assume for a moment that the Big Ten kicks out Penn State, then who becomes their 12th member?
Notre Dame?
Steal PItt or Syracuse from ACC?
Or someone else?
And since it seems like PSU might still be able to field a low-level football team w/o scholarships, etc. where do they go? Independent b/c no conference wants them? Big East (=no conference) MAC–they rehabbed Marshall…..
I worked long and hard on this protest, and I was really happy with the way things came out in the end. It was a lengthy process but I’m glad the judge was able to see the rigidity and width of my case.
@ SVB:
I doubt they would add a 12th team right away. They’d probably just go back to 11.
I”m really hoping the B10 takes a vote on this one. Sure sounds like Sally Mason at Iowa would have no problem voting to kick them out. Good for her. As far as I know she’s the first one to mention the B10 punishing PSU further.
I don’t think any conference would touch PSU. Assuming the NCAA hits them by banning them from television for several years (and bowl games), loss of 20 or 30 scholarships and possibly having revenue from football given to charity or the victims, nobody is going to touch them.
The advantage of having PSU in a conference is the money they’d generate, but that’s not going to happen for awhile. No TV, no bowl, money will be taken from the football program, not enough scholarships, etc. They may not get the death penalty, but I think they’ll essentially get the same thing and if the B10 boots them, it’s the same as a death penalty.
I’ll be in Chicago next month and plan to go to a Cubs game on August 15th. Seeing as it is a Wednesday day game against the Astros, what would be the best way to get tickets to avoid paying lots of money. Stubhub now? Stubhub the day before the game? Scalpers on the street? I suppose I’ll be looking at grandstand seats — I’ll probably need to buy at least four tickets.
Also: I realize the fact that I barely post here anymore makes this even creepier, but if any of the Chicago-based OV regulars would like to get together for a brief OV-CON I would gladly buy you a beer and talk Cubs with you.
@ Suburban kid:
You can probably get them directly from cubs.com. Maybe Stubhub is cheaper than face value this year, though. In the past, the prices were higher than face, usually.
Stubhub. Most games have been cheaper than face on there, and against the Astros, they definitely will be. I’m not sure if it’s best to get them now or closer to the game. My gut says wait for people to get desperate to sell. I could be up for a mini-OV CON. Let me know where/when.
BTW, I can’t unsee this, so I’m going to share my horror. Courtesy of one of my FB friends:
You know that really uncomfortable moment when you’re looking forward to the Olympics and you realize that the logo looks like Lisa Simpson going down on Bart Simpson? That.
@ josh: @ Aisle424:
Yeah, Stubhub is cheaper than face value and I probably won’t rely on scalpers since we’ll need several seats together. I’ll keep a watch on it.
If you’re at the game that day we can have the OV CON in the men’s room under the bleachers, if not, I’ll be around all that week.
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Oh fine, I’m a softy. You can all go fuck yourselves.
joshQuote Reply
That was just the booze talking. You know I love you all. Just give me another chance. I swear I can change.
joshQuote Reply
josh wrote:
Don’t tell me what to do
BerseliusQuote Reply
I have joined the twitters.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat wrote:
huh? how do you get 2 Ks and 0.1 IP? dropped 3rd strike or something?
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Ron Santo induction being streamed:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6003532&content_id=23128427
Rice CubeQuote Reply
nice, thanks RC.
also, this is great:
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Welcome! And may God have mercy on your soul.
Aisle424Quote Reply
EnricoPallazzo wrote:
Yes.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
this is what i tried to post above
http://www.theonion.com/articles/christian-bale-glad-to-be-done-with-most-humiliati,28830/
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
check out dadboner. he’s the only guy i follow and the sole reason for me getting a twitter account. totally worth it.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Gammons commenting on George Brett’s greatness. Talks about Brett hustling to 1B. /facepalm
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I went to an Iowa wedding last night that served Cookies BBQ sauce.
Gbts46Quote Reply
belbivdevaux called up
GWQuote Reply
@ Gbts46:
I assume from the fact you are alive and well that you consumed none of it.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Bud Selig looks rough.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Can you imagine Ron Santo giving a HoF speech today after the inning St.Louis had last night. I bet his toupee would have been on fire just from the steam!
/at least it wasn’t the Mets
SVBQuote Reply
@ uncle dave:
He’s a fucking slob. Unreal that a guy in his position can’t be bothered to look like a fucking professional.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Awesome job by Vicki.
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
uncle dave wrote:
Have fun with that visual.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ Gbts46:
Sounds like they served some delicious food.
mb21Quote Reply
Dempster’s scoreless streak may be over, but the Cubs are working on one of their own.
mb21Quote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
did they post a vid of her speech somewhere? i looked on mlb.com but didn’t see anything. tried to watch the live stream but it was really fucking boring.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
I’m guessing they need some time to splice it so I’d check Cubs.com in about two hours. They do have Pat Hughes and Billy Williams interviews already up.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ mb21:
They’re obviously hoping to give up 10 runs in honor of Santo.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Hmmm, did Smart Guy and Beer Guy switch dialogue bubbles in the last panel?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
It’s going to be part of the post-game coverage on WGN radio, so I doubt it goes up anywhere before then.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Here’s Vicki’s speech to honor Ron:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23249381&c_id=mlb
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Shut me right up.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
I’d embed that on the home page, but they don’t allow it. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
MLB doesn’t want their consumers to consume their product.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ mb21:
Maybe wait a few hours and then that might be embeddable, I don’t know if there’s a rhyme or reason for how long a video stays un-embeddable though.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Usually it’s quite awhile. Maybe the Tribune or Sun-Times will have a video posted.
mb21Quote Reply
Chapman: 45.2 IP, 86 SO. That’s 16.9 per 27 outs.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19621447/big-ten-shoots-down-report-of-delanys-expanding-power-over-hiring-firing-coaches
Iowa President Sally Mason: http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19633881/iowa-president-big-ten-has-jurisdiction-to-punish-penn-state-too
mb21Quote Reply
I guess I missed the game…
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
So did the Cubs.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
I was watching Breaking Bad, so…. totally worth it.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Yeah, BITCH! (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
Yeah, the episode where Gus kills all the cartel guys. Bad ass.
joshQuote Reply
http://deadspin.com/5928035/report-ncaa-to-hit-penn-state-with-unprecedented-penalties
GWQuote Reply
john lester today: 94 PC, 4 INN, 9 HA, 5 BBI, 2 K, 11 ER
jair jurrjens: 49 PC, 2.1 INN, 9 HA, 6 ER
GWQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
https://twitter.com/tribeinsider/status/227111338823020545/photo/1/large
GWQuote Reply
Is Philip Humber having the worst season ever that includes a perfect game?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
A friend of mine ran the numbers and he says Humber is the worst pitcher to ever have thrown a perfect game.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Congratulations, MO:
http://mobile.oregonlive.com/advorg/pm_32330/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=7U3XjHAx
GBTSQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Was that your Persian friend, Dr. Noshit Shirloq?
GBTSQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He was pretty good last year. This year, he’s been terrible.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
GBTS wrote:
Have F7 and the other Cubs starters been riding Selig too?
/hackedvisual
SVBQuote Reply
So if we assume for a moment that the Big Ten kicks out Penn State, then who becomes their 12th member?
Notre Dame?
Steal PItt or Syracuse from ACC?
Or someone else?
And since it seems like PSU might still be able to field a low-level football team w/o scholarships, etc. where do they go? Independent b/c no conference wants them? Big East (=no conference) MAC–they rehabbed Marshall…..
SVBQuote Reply
Pretty good speech by Vicki Santo. I didn’t listen to 30-some minutes of Barry Larkin.
SVBQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Aw damn it!!
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Fixed. I know it’s not that important, but I felt stupid. I’m the worst, Jerry.
joshQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
What’s your twitter…ness…thing?
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
’tis okay, I just figured you were tired and drunk.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ josh:
It’s the one that says “Bad Motherfucker” on it!
(read: @MOutfielder)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
I worked long and hard on this protest, and I was really happy with the way things came out in the end. It was a lengthy process but I’m glad the judge was able to see the rigidity and width of my case.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Via Lookout Landing:
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Hey, I did that last Friday in softball!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
keithlaw ‏@keithlaw
Soler just completely unloaded on one – two run HR to deep left center
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
keithlaw ‏@keithlaw
Tanner Rahier had to be helped off the field after he took a ball to the head off Soler’s bat
Thirdbasemen
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ SVB:
I doubt they would add a 12th team right away. They’d probably just go back to 11.
I”m really hoping the B10 takes a vote on this one. Sure sounds like Sally Mason at Iowa would have no problem voting to kick them out. Good for her. As far as I know she’s the first one to mention the B10 punishing PSU further.
mb21Quote Reply
I don’t think any conference would touch PSU. Assuming the NCAA hits them by banning them from television for several years (and bowl games), loss of 20 or 30 scholarships and possibly having revenue from football given to charity or the victims, nobody is going to touch them.
The advantage of having PSU in a conference is the money they’d generate, but that’s not going to happen for awhile. No TV, no bowl, money will be taken from the football program, not enough scholarships, etc. They may not get the death penalty, but I think they’ll essentially get the same thing and if the B10 boots them, it’s the same as a death penalty.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Who is that?
I searched for Mercurial Outfielder before and Twitter gave me nothing. Weird. I found it now.
@ Rice Cube:
IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY!!
joshQuote Reply
I just watched the new season episode 1 of Breaking Bad. I’m actually almost caught up!
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Chris Capuano
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23248257&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_23248257&v=3
BubbaBiscuitQuote Reply
@ josh:
Did the Hope Monster show up?
Mobile RiceQuote Reply
@ mb21:
But 11 = no conf championship game.
SVBQuote Reply
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17736
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I’ll be in Chicago next month and plan to go to a Cubs game on August 15th. Seeing as it is a Wednesday day game against the Astros, what would be the best way to get tickets to avoid paying lots of money. Stubhub now? Stubhub the day before the game? Scalpers on the street? I suppose I’ll be looking at grandstand seats — I’ll probably need to buy at least four tickets.
Also: I realize the fact that I barely post here anymore makes this even creepier, but if any of the Chicago-based OV regulars would like to get together for a brief OV-CON I would gladly buy you a beer and talk Cubs with you.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T28jvA92Wvo&feature=player_embedded
Soler’s homer which batted in a Vogelbach run. Based on the crowd this appears to be a practice game (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I resemble that remark.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
he has some power
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Yeah, he has the looks of a baseball player too. Doesn’t really look like a “kid” out there.
WaLiQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
You can probably get them directly from cubs.com. Maybe Stubhub is cheaper than face value this year, though. In the past, the prices were higher than face, usually.
joshQuote Reply
penn state is fucked
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Wow they took away all wins since 1998, no postseason for 4 years, $60M fine, and took away 10 scholarships.
If you’re a student athlete (or any student really) I couldn’t even imagine attending the college if I had any alternate choice.
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
Make no mistake this is the death penalty. Death by 1,000 cuts
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Only 10 scholarships? Fuck that.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
No it’s not. They had to hit them with a tv ban in order for it to essentially be a death penalty.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Berselius:
20 scholarships annually for 4 seasons, which means the football team can only have 65 on scholarship.
mb21Quote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Stubhub. Most games have been cheaper than face on there, and against the Astros, they definitely will be. I’m not sure if it’s best to get them now or closer to the game. My gut says wait for people to get desperate to sell. I could be up for a mini-OV CON. Let me know where/when.
Aisle424Quote Reply
BTW, I can’t unsee this, so I’m going to share my horror. Courtesy of one of my FB friends:
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ mb21:
They will never be competitive again. This is harsh shit. Also big ten still announcing sanctions so hopefully the tv is happening
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ josh:
@ Aisle424:
Yeah, Stubhub is cheaper than face value and I probably won’t rely on scalpers since we’ll need several seats together. I’ll keep a watch on it.
If you’re at the game that day we can have the OV CON in the men’s room under the bleachers, if not, I’ll be around all that week.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
new shit up
dylanjQuote Reply
new shit by dj: http://obstructedview.net/news-and-rumors/the-children-are-the-future-cubs-minor-league-update-sponsored-by-stats-inc.html
mb21Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
The crazy thing is, I can’t even look at the ones that haven’t been colored in Simpsons colors and not see what you pointed out. Bastard.
Suburban kidQuote Reply