I don't think a heart-breaking 15 year run is fair weather. I would go with "Smart enough to notice that sometimes the Fickle Finger of Fate is the one in the middle."
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I don't think a heart-breaking 15 year run is fair weather. I would go with "Smart enough to notice that sometimes the Fickle Finger of Fate is the one in the middle."
DaDeacs
Dickie Hemric
I'll take all fans right now. Just curious - who did you cheer for during your 15 year off?
I was a huge Cubs fan (can still name batting order from memory of the 1989 team) from the late 80's (middle school) through college. By the time I got to college,....other things....that weren't baseball...became more interesting. I picked the Cubs back up in law school and in my early years of practice, until the Bartman game. Keep in mind, I was a Deacon fan/Tar Heel-hater in 1993, so I had never had any team win anything, ever. The Bartman episode was a clearly understood message from the Cosmos that sports were not for me.
And then Rashad McCants started taking identity studies classes.
So the Cubs were still my team post-Bartman, but it wasn't a "I know the lineup and schedule from memory" relationship.
DaDeacs
Dickie Hemric
From my head for 89 - Walton, DSmith, Sandberg, Dawson, Dunston, Gracie, Berryhill, Law - bench of Dascenzo, McClendon, Girardi - Maddux, Sutcliffe, Bilecki, Wild Thing - cant remember the other pitchers right now. Was a good year. I still have a tshirt that has Walton/Sandberg/Gracie/Dawson on it somewhere, i also have a team signed baseball from the 89 team.
Cubs were serious WS contenders in 07/08 - those were some fun teams too.
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Until the '08 playoffs. Gawd that Dodgers series blew.
I tease/bitch at jh but it took til last year to get me back into the Cubbies big time, after following them doing great all 2008 season resulted in 0 playoff wins (and sucking thereafter didn't help)
I tease/bitch at jh but it took til last year to get me back into the Cubbies big time, after following them doing great all 2008 season resulted in 0 playoff wins (and sucking thereafter didn't help)
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So many Winston-Salem Spirits. Dig it.
Going to be in Wrigley this time two weeks from now. Seriously thinking about making and mueling a "Shawon-o-Meter" in.
Sidenote: Was watching a Bulls game two weeks ago and one of the Mud Hens got tossed for arguing a called third strike. Out of the dugout waddles this heavyset gentlemen and I said to myself (unfortunately, audibly), "Is that Lloyd McClendon?" I should know better than to assume that every heavyset manager with a better tan than myself (okay, a much better tan than myself) is not Lloyd McClendon.
But this one, in fact, was. So...is it racist if you're correct?
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Wakeforest22890
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Been playing some Ken Griffey Jr. baseball on N64 recently. Fun game. Cubs lineup is:
Lance Johnson
Mickey Morandini
Mark Grace
Sammy Sosa
Henry Rodriguez
Kevin Orie
Jeff Blauser
Scott Servais
Pitcher (Clark, Mulholland, Traschel, Gonzalez, Tapani)
Rod Beck is the closer. Brings back a ton of memories.
Lance Johnson
Mickey Morandini
Mark Grace
Sammy Sosa
Henry Rodriguez
Kevin Orie
Jeff Blauser
Scott Servais
Pitcher (Clark, Mulholland, Traschel, Gonzalez, Tapani)
Rod Beck is the closer. Brings back a ton of memories.
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Dickie Hemric
Rod Becks Winnebago was my fantasy team name for a couple of years, also
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Gil McGregor
Any information on Tommy LaStella? He was optioned to Iowa a week ago and has yet to appear in a game. He is on the Iowa roster but a uniform number hasn't been assigned.
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Couple of thoughts. Berryhill was hurt about 2/3 into the season so the Cubs used Joe Girardi and Rick Wrona at catcher the rest of the way. I vividly remember attending a game against the Mets won in the bottom of the 9th on a Rick Wrona suicide squeeze bunt.
Another key player on that team was reliever Les Lancaster. He had a terrific year but was the goat in the playoffs iirc.
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Dickie Hemric
I think he was given a few days off extra to report because he was mad about the demotion - haven't seen anything recently
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Gil McGregor
Thanks. I've read the posts about the '89 team with mixed feelings. I think I spent most of that season aggravated about the trade that brought Mitch Williams to the Cubs. Completely lopsided. Palmeiro and Moyer were the cost. That deal was as bad as Broglio for Brock. It's what makes the Cubs the Cubs and the reason why I'm always reluctant to trade top young talent.
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Dickie Hemric
Raffy was banging ryno's wife, he had to go - it was one or the other and we werent getting rid of our team leader and former mvp.
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Gil McGregor
I heard/read the culprit was Dave Martinez who was traded to the Expo's mid season 1988. I guess it doesn't have to be an either/or situation. Makes a person wonder. Didn't Sandberg 'retire' in 1995 due to similar problems?
edit. For some reason the old Beatles tune "Can't Buy Me Love'. popped into my head. Avoid old age.
edit. For some reason the old Beatles tune "Can't Buy Me Love'. popped into my head. Avoid old age.
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Gil McGregor
Welcome back Jorge! Nathan DFA to make room on the roster.
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Dickie Hemric
That's been thrown out there too with dave - but raffy is almost a certainty, I think he was already divorced when he retired the first time.
Good Jake today - nice win
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Gil McGregor
Solid effort. Back to 27 games over .500. Everybody healthy. Time to roll.
BlackjackMc
Gil McGregor
Hendricks with another outstanding start to lead the Cubs to a sweep of Oakland. Soler apparently found his timing at the plate, hitting two home runs and producing 6 of the 14 runs scored in the series. Ten games at Wrigley starting Tuesday.