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Y'know, I'm surprised I didn't make an entry like this before (although I already know who everyone who has replied here roots for). LewaLew, 55555, and What?: Chicago Cubs Sumiki: Tampa Bay Rays Aho-Chan: Cleveland Indians Nuju Metru and Iro: San Francisco Giants Shadix, ZaoMom, and Lady Arya: Colorado Rockies Captain Marvel and Nuju Metru (NM's 2nd favorite): New York Yankees Akuna Toa of Sonics: Philadelphia Phillies Iro's 2nd Favorite: Oakland Athletics If I've missed you, or gotten your team wrong, or would like to simply have your name added to the list, please say so.
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Baseball topic. Discuss. RANGERS GOIN TO THE SERIES!
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The Tribe has been raiding quite a few wagon trains lately, with the profits of an eight game winning streak to boast of. Granted, in the MLB, eight games is only 5% of the season, but it's more than most suspected of Chief Wahoo's warriors. Yesterday, the latest success of the Cleveland Indians came through the eight-inning shutout delivered by Indians starter Mitch Talbot, who earned his first win of the season against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, California, USA, North America, etc., etc. In Boston, however, it was an offensive beatdown that allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to show they not only do not need Carl Crawford, but that they can beat him as well. Fuld went 4-6 with 3 RBI, Damon 3-5 with 3 RBI, Upton 3-5 and scoring three times, and lastly, Zobrist 3-4 with 2 RBI, while Jaso, Brignac, and Kotchman delivered the other Rays runs. Crawford, meanwhile, only went 2-5 with 0 RBI. The Rays clearly had the upper hand over their old outfielder's new team.
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Bulls, Cubs Announce ' Nba Winter Jam' At Wrigley Field
LewaLew posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_292
This was announced by Cubs blog today. I guess the Winter Classic and Wrigleyville Classic convinced the Cubs that they need to have a basketball game in Wrigley also: -
The MLB returns for it's 111th year with it's two-league system as the Giants begin their title defense against their rivals, the Yankee's try to overcome the Tigers at Yankee Stadium, and of course, the traditional first pitch of the season by the President of the United States of America at Nationals Park in Washington. Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals As has been the tradition ever since the Expos moved to the capital of the USA, President Barack Obama will start the season by throwing out the first pitch of 2011 in front of a Washington crowd that is currently suffering Steven Strasburg withdrawal. Strasburg suffered an injury last August while pitching against the Philadelphia Phillies, which required Tommy John surgery, taking him out for the remainder of the season and most of this season. However, the Nats fans do have something to cheer about, as Jayson Werth now patrols right field in Nationals Park in a white uniform with the curly W, rather than a gray one with the Phillies' P. Meanwhile, the Braves look forward to the return of Chipper Jones, who suffered an injury in midseason, while they also attempt to repeat a playoff run without the help of their legendary former manager, Bobby Cox. Jason Heyward will give it a shot at having an opening day similar to that of last season, when he clobbered the pitching of Carlos "Big Z" Zambrano of the Cubs. One of the added bonuses is that this year, like the last few years, DirecTV will be giving its subscribers a free trial of MLB Extra Innings, so if you don't get MASN or SPORTSOUTH, you can still watch the first game of the season through Extra Innings. Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees After getting shut down by the mighty Cliff Lee in the American League Championship Series, and then discovering that Lee liked Philadelphia, Wood liked Chicago, and Pettite liked retirement a whole lot more than New York City, the Yankees are hurting bad. Or at least hurting a lot more than they usually are. Many have forgotten that Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Mark Texiera, and C.C. Sabathia are still in pinstripes, and that Rafael Soriano has joined them. Those are some huge stars, and Yankee Stadium will never have enough stars. Detroit, however, missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, thanks in a large part to the club from the Twin Cities. The Tigers hope that the success they had in 2009 up until game 163 can be found again, on the shoulders of Miguel Cabrera and Brandon Inge. The Motor City's team will have a tough beginning, however, facing off against the Evil Empire on the road to begin the season, but then again, the Indians pulled off a victory in the stadium's first game, and the Red Sox didn't do so bad either on Opening Day 2010. This game is the first in an ESPN triple-header, but Yanks fans can see their home broadcast on YES, while the Tiger fans can watch the FSTigers feed on FOX Sports Detroit. San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals suffered one of their biggest defeats in Spring Training when Adam Wainwright was injured and the team learned that their ace would need Tommy John surgery, taking him from the Redbirds for the entire 2011 season. In addition, they will be going through the season with the thought of their longtime star, the best player in Major League Baseball today, Albert Pujols, going to another team after the season, and perhaps even their biggest rivals, the Chicago Cubs. However, the St. Louis squad is doing their best to put that out of their minds, as Chris Carpenter will mount the mound for their season opener against the Padres at Busch Stadium, knowing that as it is, they still have the stuff to beat the Reds and claim the Central. The Friars were a surprise story in 2010, as they were leading the West Division of the National League for much of the season, until some September struggles that came down to the final series against the eventual World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. Now, however, A-Gone is... well, gone, and a lot of offensive strength goes with it, taking away much of the expectations that they might have had for 2011. San Diego fans can only hope that repeated low expectations add up to repeated high results in 2011. This game is the second of the tripleheader on ESPN, but the local yokels can watch their feeds on San Diego Channel 4, for the Padres fans, and the FSCardinals feed is on FOX Sports Midwest for the 'bird watchers. (blech @ the Cardinals) San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers Tim Lincecum takes the mound to begin the Giants' title defense in a rivalry that has survived everything from futility by both teams to a cross country move from New York to California. The Giants' team hasn't changed much--All of the stars from last season remain, including Brian "The Beard" Wilson and NL Rookie of the Year, Buster Posey. The team has high hopes, but to repeat a title run that seemed to have two of the greatest offensive teams in baseball catch slumps at just the right time will be a tough task that may require similar slumps to hit teams at the right time for the Giants to earn the 2011 Commissioner's Trophy as well. The Dodgers will be trying to rebound from the first time they have not reached the playoffs since 2007, which will depend much on the pitching staff's performance, and will also need a resurgence by Jonathan Broxton, who was probably the best closer in the National League before the All-Star Game in Anaheim. As always, however, the Dodgers will be one of the competitors in the West division, right up there with the Giants and Rockies. This game is the third of the tripleheader on ESPN, but unlike the other two, there are no local feeds. The other games on Opening Day include: Milwaukee Brewers @ Cincinnati Reds MIL Feed: FOX Sports North CIN Feed: FOX Sports Ohio Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Kansas City Royals LAA Feed: FOX Sports West KC Feed: FOX Sports Kansas City
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TOMORROW! TOMORROW, BASEBALL SEASON'S UNDERWAY. SO YOU BETTER GET READY FOR A BRAND NEW DAY! HEY CHICAGO WHADDYA' SAY? THE CUBS ARE GOING TO WIN TODAY! Ignoring the fact that the Cubs first game is actually on April 1st, not March 31st. Which makes April 1st the second Greatest Day in All of History.
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A true fan isn't blind. A true fan sees that football is gone and may never come back, and while we might prefer for it to be back, we won't storm the stadiums and give Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith petitions saying "OH WE HATE YOU NFL AND NFLPA LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO US SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE REFUSE TO BUY STUFF NOW!". We are content to stick with baseball, and we realize that after the 1994 strike, it was not quite as bad as people made it out to be. Who's with me? 1) LewaLew 2) Megan51 3) Sumiki 4) Brawl and Megatron's Break 5) WVUFan! 6) Takuma Nuva 7) TN05 8) Hinky Binky!
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The Nationals and Cardinals had a faceoff in Florida yesterday, after a few pitches were thrown "just a bit inside". The benches cleared, although no punches were thrown. Later on, there were some more beaned batters for the Nationals after Nyjer Morgan (Yes, the same Nyjer Morgan who took out the Marlins' catcher last season) ran into Albert Pujols on the way to first base, although Morgan and the Cardinals' pitcher, Chris Carpenter, claimed the collision and the hit batters were unintentional. The only person to actually admit that they hit someone on purpose was Livan Hernandez of the Nationals, who claimed it was just because Carpenter had hit a few guys. Batista also hit Ian Desmond of the Nationals in the next inning, furthering the tensions between the two teams at that point. Both teams got in scraps last season, but not with each other. After being hit by a pitch against the Marlins in a series in Miami, Nyjer Morgan charged the mound and got a couple of hard punches to the face, as well as getting clotheslined by one of the Marlins players. The Cardinals, however, had their brawl with their main competitor for the Central Division, the Cincinnati Reds. P.S. ALSO, ONLY 9 DAYS TILL BASEBALL SEASON'S UNDER WAY!
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Only ONE MLB expert said that he picks the Cubs to win the division. Why am I so happy about that? Two reasons. 1) The fact that ANYONE picked the Cubs. 2) The fact that the same amount of experts picked the Reds to win it last season.
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30 Clubs--30 Days; Prince Al Vs. The 'birds, Comic Caption
LewaLew posted a blog entry in blogs_blog_292
Firstly, the final Comic Caption winner of the '10-'11 offseason: Xidash. Expect comic captions to return after the 2011 World Series. BTW, Sumiki and Legolover-361 tied for first in the CCCs with 3 wins apiece. Secondly, as Spring Training rolls on in, so does some new features to the BaseBlog. First, is a new name: BaseBlog: Spring Training, and secondly, 30 Clubs in 30 Days. 30 Clubs, 30 Days is a ripoff based on MLB Network's 30 Clubs in 30 Days preseason television show, which starts on March 3 with the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Florida, home of the Lakeland Flying Tigers A+ minor league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. My version of 30 Clubs in 30 Days, however, will include a daily blog entry about each MLB team, in preview of the 2011 season. However, to make it more interesting, which team I write about first will be up to the BZPers. I will match up two teams daily (preferably rivals) and you can vote for which one you want to read about most. To start off, I'll pit the World Champion San Francisco Giants against their longtime rivals--even when they were on the other side of the nation--the Los Angeles Dodgers. Vote by commenting in this entry. Finally, some news on Albert Pujols. Today was his deadline for the Cardinals to try to sign an extension with him, but no agreement was made, and now the Cardinals will only have the five days following the end of the 2011 World Series to have exclusive negotiating rights with the man who is widely considered to be the greatest player in the game right now. Following those five days, other money-heavy teams like the Mets, Rangers, Dodgers, Angels, and perhaps a few less wealthy dark horse teams will try to lure Prince Albert away from the Cardinal red. In the meantime, Both Pujols and the Cardinals will have to focus on spring training in Jupiter, Florida, in the home of their A+ minor league affiliate, the Palm Beach Cardinals. 30 Clubs in 30 Days March 2, San Francisco Giants 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 March 3, Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 March 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1, Florida Marlins 0 March 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0 March 6, New York Yankees 0, Boston Red Sox 1 March 7, Colorado Rockies 0, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 March 8, Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 0 March 9, Texas Rangers 1, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1 March 10, Baltimore Orioles 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0 March 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Houston Astros 0 March 12, Washington Nationals 1, Atlanta Braves 0 March 13, Cleveland Indians 0, Detroit Tigers 1 March 14, Oakland Athletics 0, Seattle Mariners 1 March 15, Kansas City Royals 0, San Diego Padres 1 March 16, Cincinnati Reds 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 March 17, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 18, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 19, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 20, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 21, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 22, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 23, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 24, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 25, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 26, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 27, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 28, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 29, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 30, TBD 0, TBD 0 March 31, TBD 0, TBD 0 -
First, the winner, Legolover-361. And then, pitcher Braden Looper is looking a little loopy: EDIT: As a result of the low number of entries, this Comic Caption Contest will last beyond this Thursday, and will stay open for entries two weeks. I will bump it Thursday, however.
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The oldest ballpark in the National League of Professional Baseball clubs had a section of its roof blown off by the blizzard that is sweeping through the Midwest and now hits the Windy City, with a wind so powerful it took a chunk out of one of Chicago's oldest and most famous landmarks. Hopefully, there will be no further damage, and a quick repair can be finished before April 1st when the Cubs start up the 2011 season against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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First the winners of the doubleheader week. Mr. Cub with Harry Caray Glasses: 55555 Gorzy: Sumiki And now, the new image, featuring some of the Kansas City Royals in a to-the-death game of Candy Land during Spring Training of 2010:
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Hey, remember Gorzy? The HURR-DURR pitcher I have in my sig? Well, the Cubs just traded him to the Nationals for five minor leaguers. I feel sorry for the person who has to spend the hours it takes to put all the letters of "Gorzelanny" onto the back of his new jersey.
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First, last week's winner, Sumiki! Secondly, this week we will have two images. First is Ernie Banks wearing Harry Caray glasses during the rededication of the Harry Caray statue in Wrigley Field. And then the image of Tom Gorzelanny that is now part of my sig.
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At Miller Park in 2010, Hoffman made his legendary 600th save, a mark never reached before by any player in baseball history, and the only other player close to it is Mariano Rivera. Hoffman made his 600th save with the Milwaukee Brewers, but he made his career primarily with the San Diego Padres. Hoffman's record will almost assuredly land him in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but then again, even his predecessor as the all-time saves leader, Lee Smith, has not yet been placed on a plaque in the museum of America's national pastime. Hoffman will be taking a new job in baseball in the front office of the Padres, who, even if he doesn't make it to Cooperstown, will most likely retire Hoffman's number 51 for their team, displaying it at Petco Park. Hoffman was hoping to get signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks and become their closer, but their signing of J. J. Putz killed that idea. Hoffman did not want a setup role again, but with the lack of teams needing a closer close to his home, Hoffman decided to hang up his glove. Hoffman finished his career with a 2.87 ERA, 846 hits allowed, 378 runs allowed (347 earned), 307 walks, 1133 strikeouts, a .211 batting average against, an even 100 dingers allowed, and of course, the all-time record of 601 career saves. Following him on the all-time career saves list is current New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, and former Chicago Cubs closer Lee Smith, who once again missed out on Cooperstown this year. The only other active player besides Rivera in the top 20 on that list is Billy Wagner of the Atlanta Braves, in fifth, with 422 career saves. For comparison, legendary Cubs and Cardinals Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter has a little less than half the number of Hoffman's saves, with 300.
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The Chicago Cubs had been trying to get a front-end starter for their staff ever since Kerry Wood proved to no longer be as effective in the rotation as in the bullpen, and the Rays are probably the only team in baseball that can have the best record in baseball one year and have a rebuilding season the very next. These two teams' situations led to a trade of five of Chicago's top prospects for Matt Garza and a pair of Rays prospects. The Cubs first made a stab at Garza during the Winter Meetings, but quickly found that the Rays would want some of their favorite prospects for the man who threw a no-hitter last year for the Rays, but also only got a 15-10 record for the folks in Tampa Bay, Florida. When a deal wasn't closed near the end of the Winter Meetings, it seemed that what the Rays wanted was too much, but yesterday, a report came through that the Cubs were willing to give up Hak-Ju Lee, Chris Archer, Brandon Guyer, Sam Fuld, and Robinson Chirinos for Garza and two prospects TBD. In the meantime, I have stuff to do, so I can't go into any more detail at the moment.
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Firstly, the final winner of 2010, Megan51. And then, the first photo of 2011, featuring Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey who is apparently either in pain or RAEGing at something:
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The Winnah: Legolover-361 The new pic-chah: See you. I won't be around much due to new stuff from Christmas, that requires my attention more than BIONICLE related stuff.
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Merry Christmas Eve Eve, everybody, and congratulations to this week's winner, Night Fury! Also, for this Christmas week, I have the Detroit Tigers' mascot, Paws, walking about Comerica Park in a Santa suit for their "Christmas in July" event that occurred in the middle of the season.
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Grienke is a Milwaukee Brewer. But of course, most of the folks in Wisconsin are probably too concerned with whether the Packers will get a playoff spot or not, right now.
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Yo, everybody vote for the Sandberg Game. Once I find time, I'll probably cast a more unbiased vote.
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I read once that Ron Santo did an interview of a Chicago Bears player who went to the Pro Bowl, and was introduced for the interview as a "Pro Bowler". Ron Santo soon asked how difficult the transition was from professional American football to professional bowling.
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Kerry Wood returns to the Cubs
