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Paladin

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Apr 5 12 6:07 PM

My 3 favorite teams are:

1. New York Yankees
2. Team that is playing the New York Mets
3. Team that is playing the Boston Red Sox
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JMG

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Apr 6 12 9:03 AM

Mr. Wonderful

The Cubs play one game...one grueling game of baseball in the sunshine...and then they get the next day off.

Honestly, I don't know how these baseball players keep up this pace. twilightzonewor/ROTFLOL.gif

Oh, by the way, the Cubs lose their opener vs. the Nationals 2-1.

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JMG

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Apr 8 12 10:36 AM

Mr. Wonderful

Cubs lose again to the Nationals on Saturday and the natives are getting restless, I'm starting to hear 'boos' already at Wrigley Field. I'm afraid the new GM and the new manager aren't going to get much of a pass from the fan base in 2012 and it's really not fair to them. I have to give the Cubs two years to turn this thing around, it's a big job and won't happen overnight.

However, I can see it from the fans point of view as well. They're tired of watching the Cubs lose, year after year. If the Cubs don't field a competitive team I just turn 'em off and go do something else. Why put yourself through the misery of watching a losing team? Life's too short and I have interests other than baseball.

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JMG

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Apr 8 12 4:25 PM

Mr. Wonderful

Cubs nail down their first win of 2012, 4-3 over the Nationals but not before some 9th inning drama.

Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija almost went the distance, with two outs in the bottom of the 9th he served up a two run homer making the score 4-3. The fans were giving him a standing ovation that turned into a chorus of boos in the span of about two seconds. Samardzija gets pulled, Carlos Marmol comes in and gets the final out. Good thing too, if the Cubs had started off 0-3 it would have been Katie bar the door. This win will keep the fans off their backs...until tomorrow.

Imagine what an outstanding athlete Samardzija must be, he played WR for Notre Dame football and turns around to become a major league pitcher. You have to have big time skills to pull that off. Most people can only dream of being good at one sport.

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Jayo

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Apr 8 12 7:49 PM

Chick With Brains

The local newspaper splashed it all over the front page the other day when the Phillies won by shutout, declaring that the Phillies blanked them, etc. Hello--they won by ONE point!

My reality check bounced.

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TZRider

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Apr 8 12 8:49 PM

Tomorrow night Japanese superstar Yu Darvish will make his MLB debut...against the Mariners.

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TZRider

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Apr 9 12 10:51 PM

Yu Darvish was clearly (and understandably) quite nervous making his MLB debut tonight. It took him quite a while to settle down. The M's were able to get 5 runs off him before that happened. In the match up of Japanese superstars Ichiro got 3 hits off him. But in the end the Rangers destroyed the Mariners pitching and Darvish got his first MLB win.

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Juan Gris

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Apr 10 12 11:10 AM

Obi-Wan Grease

I wonder what Ozzie Guillen thinks about "The Mirror"? He seems to be pretty open about his opinions...

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JMG

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Apr 10 12 2:38 PM

Mr. Wonderful

Yep, once again, Ozzie proves that his brain is not wired in with his mouth. I'm not a White Soxs fan, but I know there are many people in Chicago who were glad to see Ozzie leave town. The guy was a headache, always trying to make himself look like he was bigger and more important than the game. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out, Ozzie.

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TZRider

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Apr 10 12 9:58 PM

I didn't buy Ozzie's explanation that it was simply a language problem, that he meant to say he was "surprised" and not that he "loved" and "respected" Castro. Ozzie isn't new to English, he's been speaking it for a long time.

A rare 1-0 game at the Ballpark At Arlington tonight, with the Rangers coming out on top. Neftali Feliz made his first MLB start (after 154 relief appearances) and unfortunately was outstanding.

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JMG

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Apr 11 12 5:56 PM

Mr. Wonderful

The Cubs lost again today. They're 1-5 for the season and getting ready to make their push for the NL Pennant. It looks like a World Series Championship is all but in the bag. twilightzonewor/banana.gif

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JMG

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Apr 13 12 2:29 PM

Mr. Wonderful

They're getting a little rain right now in St. Louis. I hope they can get the Cubs/Cards game in.

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James B W Bevis

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Apr 14 12 9:38 AM

a.k.a. "Beev"

This is too funny.

Jeff Sullivan: Miguel Cabrera And The Longest At-Bat Of The Season

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TZRider

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Apr 15 12 11:32 PM

QUOTE (James B. W. Bevis @ April 14, 2012 08:38 am)

This is too funny.

Jeff Sullivan: Miguel Cabrera And The Longest At-Bat Of The Season

"Miguel Cabrera is a baseball troll".

The Dodgers are off to a fine start, 9-1, best in the MLB. You might even say it's....magic.

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JMG

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Apr 16 12 6:14 AM

Mr. Wonderful

The Cubs dropped two games to the Cards over the weekend and the beatings continue. If the losing keeps up the fans are going to show up at Wrigley Field disguised as empty seats. The way things are going I'm gonna be in football mode by May. If the Bulls make a good showing in the upcoming NBA Playoffs that'll ease things in Chicago a bit. Right now the sports fans in Chicago are hungry for a winning team.

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Juan Gris

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Apr 16 12 6:41 PM

Obi-Wan Grease

Dodgers turn first ever MLB 2-5-6-3 triple play!? I read elsewhere that a 2-5-6-3 triple play was turned by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1950 (started with a strikeout). Still, this is pretty cool:

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TZRider

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Apr 16 12 8:26 PM

I didn't hear about that triple play, so it was fun to see that. twilightzonewor/smokey.gif

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TZRider

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Apr 17 12 11:01 PM

With the win today Jamie Moyer is now the oldest pitcher to record a win in MLB history. twilightzonewor/metal.gif

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Dan Hollis

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Apr 18 12 10:50 PM

Gilbert and Sullivan State Trooper

To JMG:

This is for you.

Thanks to Dr. Moreau for surprising me with this signature. It beats peach brandy!
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"We're sober men and true!" -- "You had to go have him!"

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JMG

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Apr 20 12 2:54 PM

Mr. Wonderful

QUOTE (Dan Hollis @ April 18, 2012 10:50 pm)

To JMG:

This is for you.

Thanks Dan, I needed that.

As the saying goes..."you can either laugh or cry." I much prefer to laugh, that way most people think I'm crazy and they leave me alone.

There is method to my madness and I always have a plan.

The Cubs have lost their last 5 games, it's only April 20th and the wheels are starting to come off. I've noticed lately on Chicago sports talk radio not many fans are calling in to talk about the Cubs or the White Sox. This is bad news for both teams because they'll more than likely see a drop in attendance. That'll hit management where they live...in their pocketbook. Most of the fans are talking about the upcoming Bears draft, the Bulls, the upcoming Bears draft and more on the upcoming Bears draft. Very little baseball talk. It's gonna be a long way to football season this year.

Yesterday was kind of a rarity of sorts. All four of Chicago's professional sports teams, Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks, all lost on the same day. The last time this happened was in April of 2007. And the beat goes on.

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