Game 76 Thread / White Sox @ Cubs (3 of 3)

I think it's a strain from him flipping the Sox the bird yesterday. He sure gave them the might FU with aplomb. I hope to heck he can play today. He's batting .311 since becoming a Cub and he's been both clutch and scrappy.

I'd like to know who makes shit like this up, Joe or his fact checkers?

FWIW, the basket didn't go up until 1970 by which time Ernie was pretty much done.
He only hit 15 more homeruns before he hung up his spikes and I think only 8 were at Wrigley Field.

And the basket wasn't put up primarily to keep fans from interfering with the ball. Back in the sixties when Bleacher bums were ACTUALLY BUMS 'cause seats only cost a dollar and beers were less, the bums would stack their beers and empty cups on the top of the wall, along with their wallets and shirts and suntan lotion and hibachi grills. All that junk wound up on the field, often after it landed on the outfielders head. Usually when he was trying to make a catch, but not always. There wasn't a problem before Durocher took over because there were no fans before the Durocher era. But starting in 67 when the Cubs found themselves in first place, it became a problem. Thus the basket.

Funny bit from Rogers' column tonight:

• Cubs fans have long memories.

Of course they boo Pierzynski. It's only been two years since he brawled with Michael Barrett. But about an hour before Sunday night's game, a fan in the upper deck was heckling ESPN's Joe Morgan and waving a sign that read, "Ryno was better than you, Joe."

The awesomeness of this reply is only emphasized by the greatness of the Achewood reference as a handle.

My favorite was when Joe said that the Cubs have played not nearly as many games on the road as at home. That actual number was pushed to 4 after tonight's game. His point was probably well taken the last time the Cubs were on SNB a couple of weeks ago before the Cubs took to the road.

That aside -- CUBS WIN! Awful sweet sweeping the ChiSox. As decent as Baltimore is, they are a .400 team on the road and the Cubs should take at least 2 of 3 before it's time to spank the White Sox again.

You had me at ignorance.

if someone would've told me at the beginning of the season the Cubs would win 32 of their first 40 at home i would've laughed my ass off...

- Does E-Pat have the arm to play CF?

And play instead of Edmonds? Doubt that is going to happen.

They will no doubt DL Johnson for Sean Marshall. As for Ward being activated for the White Sox series next weekend, say adios to Murton. LH or RH, Lou likes results and Patterson and Hoffpauir hit the crap out of the ball compared to the redhead.

I think they might make 3 roster moves tomorrow

IN:
Marshall
Torres
Ward

Out:
Hoffpauir
Johnson
Murton

I think Hoffpauir will be sent down in Ward comes back as they have the same skill sets and Lou likes defensive verisatility to much to have 2 guys who play 1b and our emergency OF on the roster. With Johnson likely going onto the DL and Edmonds banged up I'm sure Lou will want a back-up CF who has played their in the bigs and that is where Torres comes in. Plus he is a fast switch hitter something that Lou and Jimbo love. So that leaves Murton for Marshall's spot, given Epat's performance the last 2 games I think its safe to assume he has earned a roster spot, if not the everyday LF job V. RHP until Sori comes back. If he keeps it up, he might just take Fontenot's job.