I think he’s on to something here. Maybe he’s right! Maybe we’ll be great! Hey…wait a minute…Damn you Hope Monster! You had me again! (angrily shakes fist in air)
Bill Curtis is being interviewed on the Cubs radio broadcast right now. I’m not listening to it, but I imagine it’s going something like this:
Keith Moreland: “Bill, great to have you, you’re a real legend. What are you working on these days?”
Bill Curtis: “Thanks, Keith. I, Bill Curtis, have been examining…the dark…underbelly…of the Chinese mafia in Chicago where I…Bill Curtis…am from…and…where I…Bill Curtis…have lived…and the Cubs…play and where I…Bill Curtis..am watching…”
Keith: “…uh, Sorry Bill, that’s the inning. Great to see you.”
@ josh:
That’s probably true. Strikeouts can look really ugly and he’s going to strikeout a lot. He has talent. It will be interesting to see how he develops.
@ Suburban kid:
They’ve won every time I’ve seen them live. If someone would only buy me a season ticket and help me get a job and residence nearby (with flexible hours), the Cubs wouldn’t lose a home game all year.
that one girl at BCB had seen the Cubs like 1000 times at home and they had something like a .986 winning percentage when she was there. (dying laughing)
@ mb21:
We’ll have to chip in for a Rizzo-the-Rat Winnebago then. And a passport in case they have to play interleague games in Toronto or exhibition games in Japan. This is getting expensive.
@ Rizzo the Rat:
I don’t think Randy Johnson had really learned how to pitch yet when he was with the Mars. He was just relying on pure, terrifying, heat and ugliness.
@ Suburban kid:
Glad the OV CON was such a success. We’ll have to do it again next year.
Although the Toyota sign and minitron ruined the glory of Wrigley for me, the bathrooms were superb and the concrete netting has also been upgraded.
The OV-CON was well attended. My mom was even there. So were six Dutch guys who, when asked by the beer vendor whether they wanted Bud or Bud Light, responded by asking which was stronger.
Speaking of beer, I am now trying Shiner Bock solely because I read about it here.
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(dying laughing) probably won’t suck at everything, but most things. Nicely done, Josh.
mb21Quote Reply
Berselius wrote:
i think you are thinking of gary hughes
GWQuote Reply
I think he’s on to something here. Maybe he’s right! Maybe we’ll be great! Hey…wait a minute…Damn you Hope Monster! You had me again! (angrily shakes fist in air)
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
Justin Germano > Astros
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube wrote:
Hayden Simpson could shut this team out.
mb21Quote Reply
Jackson looking a little better past couple days.
mb21Quote Reply
Brett Jackson warming up…
/small sample size’d
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ mb21:
Therefore, Hayden Simpson > Chris Volstad.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ mb21:
I’m thinking that’s going to be the story with him: great one day, horrible the next.
joshQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Sitting a ball on a tee for the batter to hit > Chris Volstad
mikeakaleroyQuote Reply
Bill Curtis is being interviewed on the Cubs radio broadcast right now. I’m not listening to it, but I imagine it’s going something like this:
Keith Moreland: “Bill, great to have you, you’re a real legend. What are you working on these days?”
Bill Curtis: “Thanks, Keith. I, Bill Curtis, have been examining…the dark…underbelly…of the Chinese mafia in Chicago where I…Bill Curtis…am from…and…where I…Bill Curtis…have lived…and the Cubs…play and where I…Bill Curtis..am watching…”
Keith: “…uh, Sorry Bill, that’s the inning. Great to see you.”
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
That inning was vintage Cub.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Wouldn’t surprise me.
mb21Quote Reply
@ josh:
That’s probably true. Strikeouts can look really ugly and he’s going to strikeout a lot. He has talent. It will be interesting to see how he develops.
mb21Quote Reply
Aisle424Quote Reply
GW wrote:
Thanks. I always mix those two up.
BerseliusQuote Reply
We do have to give the Cubs front office credit. As far as we know they have not taken away dinner privileges from any player. Progress.
mb21Quote Reply
They should bat around since Starlin is a triple shy of the cycle.
/cliche
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I wonder if Volstad’s first win is still in his sight.
mb21Quote Reply
WIDE strike zone.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Top outside corner for called strike three.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Brett Jackson doing Brett Jackson things. Two XBH and two Ks.
jtsunamiQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
Been wide all day. Vitters rung up in the first on a pitch that was out of the zone.
pinetarQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
wait, is that a reference to the new batman movie? does batman die at the end?
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
My exact feeling watching the movie (also, how they both disappeared for a few years and came back at roughly the same time.)
(Also, note that I don’t consider it a serious flaw, either. Superhero movies always require some suspension of disbelief.)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wow, DeJesus doubled his homer total today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cubs don’t lose.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Soriano, Marmol ——–> clear waivers
Shocking, I know
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
You went to the game today, right?
mb21Quote Reply
Watching Felix’s attempt at a no-hitter (it’s the free game on mlb.tv).
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
No longer a perfecto? Len seemed to think it was.
joshQuote Reply
@ WenningtonsGorillaCock:
Thanks for the tip. I just posted an aside about this: http://obstructedview.net/aside/alfonso-soriano-and-carlos-marmol-clear-waivers.html
mb21Quote Reply
Aw an error!? That sucks.
joshQuote Reply
Wait, I read the box wrong, the Rays have the error, not the Mariners. So it’s still a perfecto.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Oh, nice.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Also, i never would have expected Farnsworth to last as long as he has in the majors.
joshQuote Reply
Perfect game!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
If there ever was a Mariner that would do it, it’s Felix Hernandez.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Or Randy Johnson.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
that’s the 3rd no-hitter the Mariners have been involved with this year, isn’t it?
mb21Quote Reply
The Rays have been perfecto’d three times since 2009
/can’tpredictball
BerseliusQuote Reply
BEWB CUPCAKES
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Attorney I work with just e-mailed me to let me know about the perfect game. YOU’RE NOT BILLING ME FOR THAT, ASSHOLE.
uncle daveQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
As soon as I say BJacks is looking overmatched, he looks like an old pro. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
He did strike out twice, as is his wont.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
BJax’s K’s per game:
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
His BABIP is over .400, but his BA is under .200.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Sliders are death to him. It’s like he can’t even recognize them.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
I’m sure nobody else has noticed that yet.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
We can be certain Oneri Fleita didn’t
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ mb21:
Yes.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Cubs are playing at a 1.000 clip when I see them during this decade. They are only .600 for the century.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Glad the OV CON was such a success. We’ll have to do it again next year.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
They’ve won every time I’ve seen them live. If someone would only buy me a season ticket and help me get a job and residence nearby (with flexible hours), the Cubs wouldn’t lose a home game all year.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Maybe Cubs fans from all over should start a fund to get me to as many Cubs games as possible (no refunds if it doesn’t work).
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
They’d find a way to go 81-81.
mb21Quote Reply
that one girl at BCB had seen the Cubs like 1000 times at home and they had something like a .986 winning percentage when she was there. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
A HUGE improvement for them.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ mb21:
We’ll have to chip in for a Rizzo-the-Rat Winnebago then. And a passport in case they have to play interleague games in Toronto or exhibition games in Japan. This is getting expensive.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
In other news, Harper went 0-5 and is now .245/.321/.396. He still has a long way to go (and a lot of time, of course).
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
I’ll chip in a little bit myself, if that helps.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Aaron Cook: 1 K in 5.1 IP, improving his strikeout rate for the season. Unsurprisingly, the guy he struck out is Mark Reynolds.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
The tickets might end up costing more than the Winnebago.
Mobile RiceQuote Reply
@ Mobile Rice:
Look, do you want the Cubs to win or not? No one ever said building a championship team is cheap.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
I don’t think Randy Johnson had really learned how to pitch yet when he was with the Mars. He was just relying on pure, terrifying, heat and ugliness.
SVBQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
There’s a Cuban pitcher in the low minors who completely agrees with you.
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
He had things pretty well figured out by 1994. His 1995 and 1997 seasons were 2 of his best.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
(dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
You were right. I totally forgot RJ pitched for the Ms.
joshQuote Reply
I always thought Randy Johnson had a 20K game, but there were only two other people with 20K games besides Wood, and they were both Roger Clemens.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
He had 20 K’s in 9 innings, but the game went into extras. http://miscbaseball.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/randy-johnsons-20-strikeout-game-in-2001/
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
One interesting (probably coincidental) feature of all 4 20-K games is that in none of them did the pitcher allow a base on balls.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
What would happen if Cook faced B-Jax?
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
There’s a Wikipedia article on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible_force_paradox
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Well, yeah, but you should buy the Winnebago.
Mobile RiceQuote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
Although the Toyota sign and minitron ruined the glory of Wrigley for me, the bathrooms were superb and the concrete netting has also been upgraded.
The OV-CON was well attended. My mom was even there. So were six Dutch guys who, when asked by the beer vendor whether they wanted Bud or Bud Light, responded by asking which was stronger.
Speaking of beer, I am now trying Shiner Bock solely because I read about it here.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
ok, so I’m not completely crazy
joshQuote Reply
Rice CubeQuote Reply
GBTS wrote:
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
jtsunamiQuote Reply