New Day, New Goal

If you're a Twitter user and are not currently following us (@thecubreporter), please do so. The goal is to get to 600 followers—we're currently at 584—before Alex Rodriguez hits his 600th home run.

And then rub his nose in it.

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Submitted by Cubnut on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 8:03am
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Submitted by Tony S.
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 9:22am

Good use of keyword 'naked'. I was done here, went looking for my daily fill of russian spies, and somehow ended up back at TCR. Thought my computer was broken...

http://www.mediaite.com/online/now-this-naked...

PS Following on Twitter

Submitted by Cubnut
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 9:36am

Thanks. Last time I checked the toteboard, we were up to 589.

I feel like Jerry Lewis at the Labor Day Telethon.

Soto to miss a couple days after fouling ball off his instep.

http://bit.ly/ahRdwv

Means two nights of Mario Mendoza with a chest protector, i.e., Koyie Hill.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 9:54am

590

Submitted by garsky
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 1:01pm

597

Submitted by Cubnut
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:02pm

598

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:22pm

600

Submitted by Cubnut
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 6:30pm

Outstanding. Thanks for the follows.

Today, I consider myself...the luckiest man...on the face of the earth.

Submitted by The Joe
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 6:39pm

Now you should commission a painting of yourself as a centaur.

Submitted by Charlie
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 8:03pm

Doing a mermaid version of ARod.

Submitted by QuietMan
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 11:29am

The Marlins Chris Coghlan tears meniscus in pie in face incident.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_s...

Submitted by Newport
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 1:32pm

What the hell is Twitter?

Submitted by QuietMan
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 1:53pm

It's a popular brand of fruit-flavored candy in the United States and Canada (often called a licorice candy).

Submitted by The Joe
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:01pm

Dude, you're old.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:02pm

it's a bar in the bahamas that lets 16 year old kids drink.

Submitted by The Joe
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:10pm

It's a game with colored circles on a plastic mat that generally leads to intercourse.

Submitted by Sweet Lou
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:19pm

The chances of intercourse are doubled if played in the bar by the same name that crunch frequents.

Submitted by Tito
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:24pm

But only if Soriano doesn't bat leadoff.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:28pm

soriano would be handing out bone cookies and blood juice at my church...no leading people to seats for him.

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:28pm

And the manager of the bar has no effect on these chances...

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:53pm

unless the manager takes your glass away or you run out of money the manager of the bar pretty much has no effect anyway.

we also don't pay him $4m bucks at my bar to take your glass away you piece of shit.

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:30pm

Miles has a big post up on Zambrano's ESPN interview and how he pissed everyone off again:

http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/4435

Submitted by Tito
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:49pm

Maybe I'm not reading it correctly, but Z seems to be getting ripped, in part, for not talking in Iowa but then it says he was told not to talk at that time. (I read that elsewhere, too, either in the Trib or Sun-Times.)

So then he talks and is now getting ripped for that and for bypassing the media relations department that told him not to talk?

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:55pm

imo, i'm seeing a lot of chicago media acting like NY media...aka, OMFG CAN YOU BELIEVE DIZ GUY, GUY? HE NEEDS TO _________ (insert overblown manly statement of authority)! WHAT A PIECE OF WORK!

NY Post must be seeking new writers.

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:18pm

F that, Z is the new Bradley as far as I'm concerned.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 5:25pm

Crazy is the new black.

Submitted by Sweet Lou
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:20pm

Tito -- I'm having the same confusion as you. I just watched the interview Z did on ESPN and I didn't see anything in it that would piss people off.

I like Bruce Miles, but I don't know what he's talking about when he says that Zambrano's interview with Muskat was damage control for his interview with ESPN. I'm just not seeing it.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5412192

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:25pm

I think the problem is that the team told him not to talk to the media until he apologized to the team, and then without their permission Z went on ESPN.

I think Bruce is upset because Z seemingly used the team's order as an excuse to ignore the Chicago media, many of whom traveled to Iowa to cover Z's rehab, but was perfectly happy to ignore the team's edict when ESPN called.

Seems a lot of pettiness all around to me. But also seems like Z should have just done what the team told him.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 5:10pm

They should re-name Wrigley Field "Pettiness Junction".

Then get some hot chicks to skinny dip in CF.

Submitted by QuietMan
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 5:16pm

In case there was any doubt, Carlos Zambrano is available.

http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/1968905...

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 5:27pm

this team's clubhouse leadership has been fucking pathetic for too long.

we shouldn't have to trade 1-2 players a season because they "can't hang."

it just doesn't end. it's always something.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 5:32pm

I agree, which points the finger at the front office for always pointing the finger at a different player or players every year as the reason we can't win.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:10pm

They're just making things worse for everyone by ripping Z for apologizing. I'm really sick of how this entire thing has been handled. Z was an idiot, but the Cubs front office and the media have been bigger idiots.

To start with, putting an $18 million dollar starting pitcher in the bullpen after 4 starts was about the dumbest possible thing Hendry and Lou could do this season. Then Hendry completely mis-manages the Z blowup, banishing their highest paid pitcher to Siberia for a month in the middle of the season, when the team keeps claiming their trying to get back in the pennant race. Now they're mad he apologized at the wrong time, to the wrong person. This is just another reason Hendry should be fired.

This daily drama crap has got to go. We're not the dysfunctional White Sox.

Submitted by Cubnut
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 2:31pm

Bruce Levine says Colorado, San Diego, and Detroit continue to show interest in Theriot with the Rockies being the most interested.http://es.pn/auw3xN

And in an unsurprising development, according to Witternmyer in Tuesday's S-T, Aramis Ramirez "expects to exercise his $14.6 million player option for next season." http://bit.ly/bmhe0R

Submitted by Ryno
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:16pm

Lot of money for what you get.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:22pm

Well next season, as long as he stays healthy, I would expect ARam to have a monster year as he plays for a new contract. The trick is finding a way to keep him healthy (then hopefully dealing him at the trade deadline).

I love the guy but his injury problems scare the hell out of me to offer him a long term contract.

Submitted by crunch
on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 4:31pm

it's nice he can still field his position and throw well, too.

nice to have him at 3rd rather than expecting him to move to 1st or something.

Submitted by carlosrubi
on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 1:26am

It's back to 599. Odd.

Submitted by Cubnut
on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 8:03am

It goes up and down as people unfollow us. Perhaps they were offended by the lameness of a particular tweet or they're just jerky White Sox or Cardinals fans trying to ruin the best day of TCR's Twitter life.

Bastards.

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