Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Please feel free to add or make up your own.
Here's my attempt:
#10: It turns out Geovany Soto's rotund shape came from a bad case of the munchies.
#9: Back to back sweeps in St. Louis and...San Diego (May 19 - 24).
#8: Taking out frustrations on a defenseless Gatorade dispenser.
#7: The "Exhibition" Games at the new Yankee Stadium, where the Cubs lost by a combined score of 5 to 17 in the two games.
#6: Getting more left handed.
#5: "Captain Morgan Club" - you just have to hope that the team really got alot of cash from that booze company to put that sign up at Wrigley Field. I can't even walk in there because the name is so embarassing.
#4: Aaron Miles. You can't even say "scrappy" about this guy.
#3: This thinking: "well, it's okay that the Cubs lost because so did St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati." EMBARASSING!
#2: The absolute lack of clutch hitting, and how the loss of one bat (Aramis) completely ruined an entire, expensive, professional, veteran line-up.
#1: Milton Bradley - from bumping the ump in his first game to tossing the ball into the bleachers with only two outs (Milton's Boner) - there isn't alot about Milton that isn't excruciatingly embarrassing.
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#1 Speaking of Bradley
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/16402...
There was some concern that Bradley was sitting because of a sore
left wrist suffered while diving for a ball Wednesday night, but
Piniella stressed the wrist was not the issue.
''That had nothing to do with the tumble, believe me,'' Piniella
said of Bradley's name missing from his lineup. ''He's just not playing
today. Just call it a day off.''
Joshua thinks he's identified why he's struggling against right-handers...
Stat fun...
.687 OPS vs righties, .890 vs. lefties on the season
.627, .787, .760 OPS by month
231/500/385 last 7 days
313/463/406 last 14 days
at least he's walking...speaking of benching, when is Soriano's turn?
#2 Re: Speaking of Bradley
Bradley and Fukudome literally must have swung through 100 fastballs over the last month. Every time I think Fukudome's goose is cooked he lines a couple of gappers like yesterday, but anyone who throws him something other than a 93+ MPH fastball for a strike right now should get his head checked.
"speaking of benching, when is Soriano's turn?"
For all the no nonsense talk that surrounds Piniella's managerial reputation, he seems to be giving differential treatment to the 'superstars' just like Dusty Baylor did. Punch your catcher? Fine we trade the catcher. Have maybe the worst ISO OBP ever from a leadoff man? Fine, have 60 more at bats.
#8 Re: Speaking of Bradley
Lou seems convinced that if Soriano does not hit, the Cubs do not win. He's said as much over the last couple of weeks. As such, a lineup without him at the top is anathema. Or insanity, depending how you look at it.
#23 Re: Speaking of Bradley
There is a major difference between Bradley and Soriano. Soriano knows what it takes to hit over a full season. Bradley is a glorified pinch hitter, a part time player, a player not suited to everyday play, a player best used on a limited basis.
We signed a platoon player/DH for 30 million. Did you honestly expect him to drive in 100 RBI? When his max was 77?
His 16 RBI is on pace for a 44 RBI season. He might be able to beat out a Neifi "Saved Us" season, thats if he goes on a major hitting rampage.
Ryan Theriot has more HR, RBI, and Runs than Bradley. Granted he has more AB's, but you can't be productive sitting out games either.
Its June 26th and having 16 RBI is pathetic. Maybe he can reach 20 RBI by the All-Star break.
#3 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
I was going to say that having CubbyBlue adds a lot of class to the site, but then there's that flabby butt in front of me, so class isn't the right word. 'Character' maybe? Is he a good clubhouse presence?
Either way, he's definitely a major coup for TCR.
#13 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
lol, you're worried about "class" only a few days after seeing a photoshopped picture of Kevin Gregg with a bloody knife in the back of his head? (That entry & photo, btw, was gloriously outrageous and underrated.)
#14 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
I like Tim's stuff, if for no other reason that it's something different in this whitewashed Cubs blogosphere of "my opinions are so much fucking better than yours, I'm such a better Cubs fan than you" that seems to prevail for the rest of them.
And the artwork is good.
#4 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
In something mostly unrelated: I think Hoffpauir has looked pretty good in right field this season.
#5 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
by good, I assume you mean not terrible...
funny what lowered expectations do to our evaluation of players...
#6 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Well, maybe Average is the word that I'd use. He's gotten to a couple of balls that I was sure were going to be doubles.
#7 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
We do the best with what we have, Rob G!
#9 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
can that guy play second base?
#10 Today's lineup...
Bradley, Theriot, Lee, Hoffpauir(DH), Fox(3B), Soto, Fontenot(2b), Soriano, Fukudome...
and then I woke up...
sori, fuky, milt, lee, hoff (dh), fox (3b), font (2b), soto, blanco(SS). (via Wittenmyer)
so much for the "benching"...
#12 Re: Today's lineup...
You know what I think? This is totally me making things up, but it sounded like Lou wanted to bench MB and didn't want to talk about why. I think maybe there was some insubordination or some sort of locker room issue. Lou threatening to bench MB was maybe his way of kicking him in the butt?
Total speculation I know, but hey, we do the best with what we have.
#15 Re: Today's lineup...
I was thinking the same thing. Nothing to base it on, but things seemed odd, and it is Bradley. Maybe he didn't run something out or something and Lou sat him for a game.
#20 Re: Today's lineup...
If that's the case they must have made up, because he's in the lineup.
#39 Re: Today's lineup...
I'm more concerned about Fontenot being in there. At this point, I think even Miles could do better, although I know he's hurt now.
#11 Tickets available
saw this on the White Sox executive that has a blog...
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/040042349A4429A8
A very limited number of tickets to TODAY's Cubs-Sox game just became available (These are turnbacks). Click here to take advantage of this special offer for Sox fans on this blog and twitter:
So hopefully the Cubs fans can buy them all out...
#16 Re: Tickets available
I knew you were a closet Sox fan!
#19 Re: Tickets available
Know thy enemy.
#17 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
I think Hoffpauir has looked pretty good in right field this season.
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regarding Rob's picture of Hoffpauir in the featured TCR area...
how did he get away with having an extra ball velcro'd to the side of his shirt? Is this a variation on the hidden ball trick? Obviously, the game ball is in his glove.
#18 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Someone should give a shout-out to Mitch Atkins for taking a no-hitter into the eighth yesterday.
The box score says 7.1 innings, 3 runs, 3 hits, but that doesn't tell you that Dubois lost a ball in the lights or that 2 of the 4 runs in that 8th inning came with Justin Berg on the hill.
The Cubs tied it in the 9th and won in the 10th on hits by Fuld, Taguchi, Clevenger and Camp. Camp hit the walkoff double.
#22 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Good for Mitch "Average" Atkins...got that ERA down to 6.62. Berg's been decent since returning from the DL (ERA-wise), but not sure a walk-happy, groundball specialist is the way to get out of a jam.
Fuld's had a great June (427/489/547).
Gaub got promoted yesterday to Tripe A to join James Russell and JR Mathes as the lefties in Iowa. Gaub had a 12.55 K/9 rate in AA. I think he's a keeper.
Russell's pulling a Samardzija. 5.11 ERA in Double A got him a promotion and he's got a 1.88 ERA now at Iowa in 14.1 IP. I'll give Russell a break because he's just 23, but strikeout rates are low and he seems to be a flyball pitcher...so he's got some work to do.
Mathes has a 3.41 ERA in Iowa. How the hell he's managed that with a 3.27 K/9 rate is unbelievable. At least he keeps the ball on the ground.
#40 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Sam Fuld also made an insane diving catch to preserve Atins' no hitter in the 6th inning... You can check it out on the recap of the story on the I-Cubs website - it's linked right under where you find the box score...
#48 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Atkins has a decent K/9 rate of 7.7.
His last four starts, in 26.1 innings he has given up 20 hits and 8 earned runs, with 4 walks and 19 Ks. Three of those 8 ERs were in the 8th inning yesterday, to some extent "caused" by the no-hitter, since he wouldn't normally pitch the 8th; and then there was the missed fly ball and the poor relief pitching.
I think he's still interesting. We'll see.
#21 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
The Cubs tied it in the 9th...
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So Taguchi?
He's probably our only hope of getting us to the WS.
Lou needs to consider Komainu Lion-Dogs, Shinto-Omamori charms and So.
#24 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Maybe he can reach 20 RBI by the All-Star break.
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and Bradley walks to load the bases.
Nope.
#25 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
My top 10 (in no particular order or degree of embarrassment):
10: Soto has more hits after the game than during.
9: True Story - I go to the local sandwich shop today to grab lunch for the wife and me - the lady notices my cubs lid and says, "your total is the $19.08, hmmm the last time the Cubs won the series." She winked and showed me she was wearing a Cardinals shirt underneath her work shirt.
8: We actually signed Milton Bradley.
7: Sosa comes out in the wash.
6: Gregg said even he could have hit his Effus pitch out for a homer
5: Miles, Scales, Blanco, Bradley and Fontenot's RBI total = 60; De Rosa's RBI total = 50
4: They are in danger of being psychologically eliminated from post-season play
3: We just found out that our leadoff man has a "no bench" clause in his contract.
2: Lou stands by his firm belief that "Hey, I don't know what to tell ya, ha ha, I mean ..."
1: The Blackhawks won a first round playoff series before we did.
#31 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
Did you shank that woman who sold you lunch?
#34 Re: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things About the Cubs
I had no response other than a laugh and then I ran outside and put my sunglasses on so nobody could see me tear up.
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