You wrote them, he answered them. For the second time since he joined the Cubs, Len Kasper has thrown himself in front of the Desipio firing squad.
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Hello Desipio, thanks once again for inviting me to answer some questions and maybe shed a little light on the Cubs and who knows what else you have in store for me. I’ve been busily preparing for ’06 (did you know, for instance, that John Mabry is the only native Delawarean to hit for the cycle?) while enjoying my first off-season in Chicago. Without further adieu (word of the day), here we go…
If you were still part of the Florida Marlins organization, do you think you would be on the trading block? If so what would you be worth?
— Straw
Len: First off, on a serious note, it’s sad what’s happened in South Florida to a franchise that has already won two World Series Championships. Owner Jeffrey Loria has spent a lot of money to keep the Marlins competitive, but with the stadium issue as bleak as it is, he doesn’t have much of a choice but to look elsewhere. To answer your question, if I were on the trading block I’d likely be worth a backup PA announcer to be named later, or a BPAATBNL as we say in the biz.
How do you feel the Cubs have been impacted by Dusty Baker’s reluctance to play younger players? Sure, he played Murton at the end of the year, but do you feel he really has a problem handing over the reigns to the Cedeno’s and Murton’s on the Cubs team?
— Rock and a Hard Place
Len: Well, Dusty wasn’t reluctant to use Novoa/Ohman/Wuertz in big spots, although his options were certainly much more limited in the bullpen. I think we learned that Murton and Cedeno can play at this level, so I don’t think their “lack†of playing time hurt the evaluation process. The other thing is thisâ€â€many managers like to put young players in a position to succeed and then increase their playing time as they gain confidence. Murton played against a ton of LHs early on and by the end of the season was playing everyday. He got a taste early on, went down to AAA and continued to hit and then came back and finished over .300 in the bigs. I think you’ll see Murton every day in LF to start ’06, so much of this talk will likely be moot. Bottom line, I think Dusty is very comfortable with the idea of Murton in LF and the same goes for Cedeno IF the Cubs don’t sign another SS.
Which minor character from Different Strokes would you most like to broadcast a game with?
1) housekeeper Adelaide Brubaker (Nedra Volz)
2) Arnold’s friend Dudley’s chainsmoking father (Le Tari) or
3) The “Goochâ€Â
— Lomez
Len: Actually, I’d probably lean toward Hank Kingsley (Jeffrey Tambor) from “The Larry Sanders Show.†However, if I had to pick an ‘80s sitcom, I think I would go with Rudy (Keisha Knight-Pulliam) from the Cosby Show.
1) Based on your experiences last year, complete this sentence:
“I resent the inference that….â€Â
Len: Kazmir is in India and not Indiana.
2) While I thought you and Bob Brenly were good all year, by season’s end you two seemed to have really hit your stride as a broadcast team. Was there a particular game/road trip/drinking game/strip club visit where you said to yourself, “Hey, this is really starting to gel�
Len: Thanks for your kind comments. I felt very comfortable working with Bob from our first broadcast, but I think everyone understood the comfort level would grow as the season went along. I think if I had to pick A MOMENT when it really hit me I would say the Friday night game at Yankee Stadium in June. It felt like a World Series game…Cubs @ Yankees, it was a great atmosphere. And I just felt like we had been working together for a long time. That’s probably the moment when I felt like we were over the hump of “getting to know each other†or whatever. I also think just as important was Bob and I working with our two crews on WGN and Comcast SportsNet. They’re both great crews and it didn’t take long for all of us to get used to working together. I think we were all on the same page right from the start, which really helped.
3) Will we see you at any International Pop Overthrow shows next spring? What are you listening to these days that puts the “pow!†in power pop?
— Touched by a Lassie
Len: Since the season ended, I’ve seen the Shout Out Louds @ the Double Door, the Redwalls @ Metro, Reigning Sound @ Mad Planet in Milwaukee (along with Detroit Cobras) and I’ll be going to the Dandy Warhols @ Metro in early December. I’m always up for a good rock show.
Could you campaign to Jim Hendry for Hank White to take over as player-manager? I mean, come on, he’s Hank White! If anybody can do it, it’s him.
— BC
Len: Henry, er Hank (sorry) had a terrific second half for sure and I think it’s all due to the fact that he has such a wonderful supporting cast at Desipio.
How’s the visibility?
— Steve Stone
Len: I know Steve Stone and that’s NOT his typewriting. Nice try.
I’ve heard lots of talk about Nomar switching to the outfield because he can’t handle the SS position much longer – do you think making a switch is the sort of thing that could revitalize his career? And where do you see him doing it?
— Alessandro Fratellli
Len: I think Nomar is fine on the left side of the infield at SS or 3B. I know he had a crash course at 3B late in the year, but I think he could play there if you give him some time. Outfield? I’m sure he could handle LF, but maybe he’d be best suited back in the AL where he could DH, play a little 3B, a little SS and possibly a little LF. P.S., I enjoyed being around him this year. He’s a classy guy and a very good offensive player. I hope for his sake he can stay healthy…if so, he’ll put up huge numbers again.
Last year it was Journey that propelled the White Sox to their World Series victory. I think that’s the missing ingredient in the Cubs roster. We don’t have a crappy 80s band to inspire us. Any suggestions?
-Cheerless in Chicago
Len: Well, Autograph, Honeymoon Suite and Missing Persons come to mind pretty quickly. In fact, I’m a little nervous those bands came to mind as quickly as they did. P.S., Nothing against Steve Perry, but let’s tell Dale Bozzio to have the music play behind her when she sings “Destination Unknown†on the podium at the end of the Cubs World Series parade. I’m sorry, but the a capella version of “Don’t Stop Believin’†with 7 people (other than Perry) knowing the words made for an awkward moment.
Remember the time your dog ate my goldfish and you lied and said I never had goldfish? Then why did I have the bowl, Len? Why did I have the bowl? — Milhouse Van Houten
Len: Sorry Milhouse, I don’t watch the Simpsons so I can’t answer that. But I’d like to know, are you related to Leslie Van Houten from the Manson family?
What is your favorite Hank White moment of 2005? — Hank White
Len: Again, I know Hank White and that is NOT Hank White’s typewriting. Oh, I’ll play along and answer it anyway…I’d have to say his big game right out of the All-Star break after the uniform number change. It was against the Pirates I believe. And Stoney, the visibility is good…thanks for asking.
Did you play baseball as a kid? If so, what was your VORP?
-Caramis Rambrano
Len: Yes, I played through high school. I was a middling third baseman/pitcher. My VORP was awful, but my EQR/PA was decent as was my MLVr.
Hola Len,
Me llamo Rubby Pérez. Tu conoces mi hermano Neifi. Tenemos una familia con mucho talento.
En la Republica Dominicana, soy un cantador muy famoso.
Me encantan los cachorros, y olvido que un dia, puedo cantar “take me out to the ball game†con ustedes en Chicago. Quisas, un version merengue? Si?
Di me.
— Rubby Perez
(Andy: You may speak Spanish, though I had four years of it at NIU, I had to run this through the Babelfish translator. Here’s what it came up with for Rubby’s question.)
Hello Len, I am called Rubby Perez. Your you know my Neifi brother. We have a family with much talent. In the Dominican Republica, I am a very famous singer. They enchant the puppies, and forgetfulness to me that a day, I can sing “take me out to the ball game” with you in Chicago. Quisas, a version merengue? If? I gave.
Len: I took a couple years of Spanish, but I’m sorry to say I did need the translation. Rubby, we’d be happy to have you sing the 7th inning stretch in whatever language you wish.
1. How would you explain D. Lee’s increase in production last year?
2. Did Mike Marshall’s comments about Cub pitcher’s mechanics raise any eyebrows within the organization?
3. Can you give some insight into the psychological and emotional make-up of Corey Patterson;?
4. Larry Rothchild must be doing something right. What is it?
5. I don’t get the Lead Off Man or the Tenth Inning on the West Coast. What became of HA Hair Arranger, Oak Park Federal Savings, Oklahoma Gas Stations and Richard’s Carfeterias?
— Cubs fan in L.A.
Len: 1) Derrek got off to a hot start, something he hadn’t done previously. That helped a lot. And he’s just at the point where the consistency is there. He just has everything you want in a hitter and it was a total pleasure to be able to watch him hit day in and day out in ’05. 2) Not that I’m aware of. 3) Corey is a very quiet guy (and I should add a good guy tooâ€â€everyone rooted hard for him in that clubhouse to get out of his slump…unfortunately it never happened). I do think he absolutely has an inner drive to succeed, but I just don’t think he shows it like other guys do. 4) Larry is an extremely intelligent guy, one of the smartest people I’ve ever been around. He has a great feel for how to pitch to different hitters…he has a solid understanding of hitters’ strengths and weaknesses. He also knows what it takes to put guys in a position to succeed. Larry works as hard and is as prepared as anyone I’ve been around. I know 2005 was a very, very frustrating one for everyone in that clubhouse, including Larry, but I know he’s determined to get the pitching staff turned around in ’06. 5) All I know is, I think you should call your local cable operator and demand they show the award-winning Lead-Off Man.
Who is your favorite GM, not working in baseball today?
— Sanjay H.
Len: John Paxson (he’s not working in baseball, so I think he qualifies, no?).
Lenford “Lenny†Leonard…
Should the Corey Patterson saga give the club pause when it comes to promoting young’uns like Felix Pie?
Or was Corey’s 2005 flailing something altogether more uniquely catastrophic?
— Dan
Len: Yes, I do think it should give you pause. However, Pie’s foot injury likely precludes him from a realistic shot at the big leagues out of spring training anyway.
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the our country’s bicentennial, in your opinion, what do think was the real highlight of the ‘76 Cubs?
Rick Monday saving Old Glory from a fiery death?
Wayne Tyrone hitting a home run?
Steve Swisher going to the All Star game?
Jose Cardenal’s hair barely fitting into his batting helmet?
Jerry Morales’s unnerving basket catches on routine plays?
Having a player named La Cock?
Mick Kelleher’s unusual lack of power?
— Bud Green
Len: Since I was 5 years old in 1976, I think the real highlight of that season for me was when I stopped sucking my thumb.
This guy Ned from Los Angeles just called me and said he wants to interview Dusty for a job out there. Do I let him? At what cost?
— Jim H., Park Ridge
Len: I think Ned is gonna hire Jim Fregosi.
Since the beginning of October, what have you been doing with yourself (and don’t tell me you were watching postseason baseball because we all know that they called off the postseason for the first time since 1994 for lack of interest)? Writing the Great American Novel? Closing down the Bella Lounge every night (if so, why don’t you ever make Sneed’s column)? Doubling your rent money at the Grand Victoria or Majestic Star? Tipping the help at the Admiral? Catching up on your back issues of Better Homes and Gardens? Don’t tell me you slink off to Arizona or Florida like other announcers who we’ll not name here. Seriously, since it appears the Cubs pay you well enough that you don’t have to work over the winter, what do you do all winter long besides answering our insightful questions?
— T.J. Brown
Len: I’ll give you two versions and you can pick the one you think is true: 1) I’ve been hanging at home with my family in suburban Chicago enjoying the city, playing indoor tennis, catching up on my non-baseball reading and going to the occasional movie and rock show or 2) the day after the season ended I rented an R.V. and traveled around the country following Fiona Apple’s fall tour.
What will Derrek Lee have to do to win the MVP next year?
Apparently, having more homeruns and better batting average than Pujols doesn’t do the trick. And neither does scoring a whopping 120 runs and driving in an impressive 107 RBIs on a team that only scored 703 runs. And apparently having the best glove in the NL doesn’t seem to matter in the MVP voting.
— Erik
Len: He needs to hope his teammates are a lot better.
1. Schaumburg Flyers vs. the 2006 Florida Marlins. Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera miss the game because the Elgin-O’Hare tollway doesn’t actually go all the way to O’Hare. Who wins?
2. How is the new steroid policy going to effect Bob Brenly’s mustache?
3. If I send my resume to the Cubs, can I use you as a reference? What if I send it to Dairy Queen?
— TW
Len: 1) The Marlins still win on a Mike Mordecai 15th-inning suicide squeeze. 2) I’m told the ‘stache has tested negative. 3) No, but if you get the DQ gig, can I have a free Snickers Blizzard?
Knowing that the Tribune has a great level of distaste for people on their payroll getting paid for doing nothing, would you mind too terribly much if they took your partner, Bob Brenly, and swapped him with Dusty Baker for this year? I’m sure ol’ Johnnie B. has a few Hank Aaron yarns you haven’t heard yet.
And…Who’s hotter, Jaime Pressley or Nadine Velazquez? I’d still take Jaime.
— The Uncouth Sloth
Len: I think everyone will just keep their current roles for now, thank you. On your second question, can I vote for Julie Bowen?
After your predecessors destroyed the 2004 Cubs’ playoff chances, we were expecting immediate improvement after their replacement. But the team was actually worse last year than the year before. How do you and Bob plan to make it up to us in 2006?
— Apex
Len: I was hoping nobody would notice, to be honest. The White Sox got better, does that count? Didn’t think so.
In your opinion, which current member of the Chicago Cubs organization (player, manager, coach, front office member, announcer) is most likely to get drunk at an FBI firing range and have his jaw broken by Carlos Zambrano?
— CT
Len: This is when I invoke the “Ten Foot Pole Clause.†Ask Andy, he told me I could use it just once in this Q&A, so there it is.
Andy: Fine. I’ll take this one. Sharon Panozzo.
Have you found a preferred watering holeâ€â€of the nearly hundred from which to choose–around the ballpark to drink yourself into submission after so many disgusting and mismanaged Cub losses? If so, which ones are your favorites?
Len: The folks at Bernie’s have been great. I don’t drink a whole lot anymore, so I don’t frequent taverns like I used to.
Can you announce football games? Would you want to? Because we could sure use an upgrade at Solider Field during the football season.
— Mike D.
Len: I don’t have any other broadcasting chores in the off-season at this point. P.S., I happen to like Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer on the Bears games.
When you and Bob did the broadcast from the bleachers, we know why Bob wore 15, because for most of his career that was his number. You wore nine, why? Did you have to get special permission from the Cubs to wear the number? We were pretty sure that when Hank changed from nine to 24 he did so to allow the Cubs to eventually retire number nine in honor of Gabor Paul Bako II.
— Andy
Len: Andy, Andy, Andy, EVER HEARD OF WGN, CHANNEL 9? Hello! Get it?
And with that, I bid you all a great winter. Stay warm and let’s hope 2006 is THE year.
Best answer, on multiple levels, was the one as to what D Lee needs to do to win an MVP.
Why didn’t you guys ask Len about his Believe bracelet? And what is with all the goofy questions? Bring Len over to NSBB — we can do a better job than you did. Has anyone seen Bruce Miles? Hey Bruce! We have questions! Bruce answers questions on our site. Our site is so much better. Do you want a premium membership? It lets you use special smilies to express emotions. Nothing show frustration with Dusty Baker like a yellow head banging into a brick wall. Hoops, what do your sources say? ROTFL! We have Hoops. He has sources. You don’t.
It’s lonely up here on my pedestal.
I’m happy folks because:
1. my question got answered
2. the visibility is good
I didn’t think my question was that objectionable. Andy got the answer right, though.
I never thought you’d be a junkie because heroin is so passe.
The answer is no Len, you cannot. You scratch my back, I scratch yours. Just be thankful I don’t fill it with Heath bars…….
PS. I love these Len. You had me at Hello…..
Folks, honesty compels me to say that Len is much, much cooler than I am.
Um, Len, it’s actually without further “ado”
[link]http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561593915/without_further_ado.html[/link]
Len Kasper is the shit. Seriously.
He should be the Honorary President and guest speaker at the Desipio Convention (if there ever is one).
It’s nice to have another friendly Casper around here. Kasper… Casper… same diff.
Yes, when am I going to be held? And where?
Bravo Len, and Bravo Andy for making it happen.
That was pure gold.
So far, the quote of the year has to be Rubby Perez’s “They enchant the puppies…”
cachorros means cubs, not puppies. otherwise your translation was dead on.
wow, did we just both reference that quote at the same time?
andy we are on the same wavelenghth.
That’s…great, Rubby.
I had to use this to translate your question:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
I prefer “Enchant the puppies…”
The Desipio Convention will be held in my basement Feb. 5.
wow, if babble fish is correct, then my spanish is muy el terrible.
Heh, jealousy is a form of flattery. That was hilarious though.
BTW, couldn’t fit in any NSBB is always down jokes in there?
I resent the inference that I enchant the puppies.
The NSBB site goes down more often than Christina Aguilerra at a frat party.
Thank you!
Try the veal!
Although mi espanol es no bueno, mi espousa es Columbiana.
When we went to see the Cubs in Puerto Rico, I asked her about the word Cachorros. I thought it should be Ositos. She said it meant little mutts. It’s just what they call them.
Turn up…..the RADIO!
When do tickets go on sale for that?
No question about it, Len is a good sport. Now how can we make him pay for being a good sport?
Len, you don’t drink much of me anymore? How could you endure the 2005 season then?
11/22 – Roseland – Portland, OR
11/23 – Moore Theater – Seattle, WA
11/25 – Warfield – San Francisco, CA
11/26 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles CA
11/28 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
11/30 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
12/2 – Paramount Theatre – Denver, CO
12/4 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago IL
12/5 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
12/7 – Orpheum – Boston, MA
12/8 – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA
12/9 – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA
12/11 – Nokia Theater – New York, NY
1/25 – Key Arena – Seattle, WA (on sale 11/19)
1/26 – GM Place – Vancouver, BC (on sale 11/21 )
1/30 – ARCO Arena – Sacramento, CA (on sale 11/19)
1/31 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA (on sale 11/19)
2/1 – HP Pavilion @ San Jose – San Jose, CA (on sale 11/19)
2/3 – MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, NV (on sale 12/3)
2/4 – The Forum – Los Angeles, CA
2/6 – Arrowhead Pond – Anaheim, CA
2/19 – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO(on sale 11/19)
2/20 – Qwest Center – Omaha, NE (on sale 11/19)
2/22 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit, MI (on sale 11/19)
2/23 – Freedom Hall – Louisville, KY (on sale 11/19)
2/25 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX (on sale 11/21)
2/26 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX (on sale 11/21)
2/27 – Ford Center – Oklahoma City, OK (on sale 11/19)
3/2 – MCI Center – Washington, DC (on sale 11/19)
3/4 – T.D. Waterhouse Centre – Orlando, FL (on sale 12/3)
3/5 – Ford Pavilion – Tampa, FL (on sale 11/19)
I WANT ANOTHER PIZZA DOLAN
LEN, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ANDY MAC”FAIL”
dusty’s interview with hot dog boy is on the score’s website. It’s 30 minutes and may infuriate.
http://www.670thescore.com/includes/news_items/news_items_more.php?section_id=1&id=580
I read a transcript of it at baseballthinkfactory.org (it’s in the Gonfalon Cubs part in the Furcal thread) and the promising part was that he seems to know that John Mabry sucks.
Hey #5, eat me.
Why? No reason.
On another note, I guess $10 or so per month doesn’t buy a Cubs fan… erruh… “customer”… what it once did, does it? That right there is a damn shame… a DAMN shame. While we’re on the subject, somebody want to clue me in as to what it used to buy?
Does anybody have “complications as a result of 500 Google Adsense ads per page” on their radar?
Perhaps “problems resulting from that spiffy little script which forces a page reload when a user clicks his Back button so as to generate cheap additional views on the logs”?
I am a welcome addition to desipio threads.
Mucho Bueno! Villanueva tambien!
En Nueva York, Jamal Crawford anotó 28 puntos para los Knicks, de floja campaña, que superaron a los Chicago Bulls por 109-101. El argentino Andrés Nocioni finalizó con 19 puntos y 5 rebotes, mientras que Ben Gordon anotó 28, ambos para Chicago….corteisa de Reuters, perros.
Alessandro Maestri, stella dell`Accademia di Tirrenia, ha firmato un contratto di `Minor League` con i Chicago Cubs. Il lanciatore italiano, 20 anni, e` entrato nel progetto dell`Accademia, avviato in collaborazione tra la Federazione Italiana e la Major League Baseball, come uno dei migliori talenti nel settembre del 2004, e quest`anno si e` distinto con la T&A San Marino in due gare dei playoff. All`incontro era presente il Coach in Residence dell`Accademia Bill Holmberg, scout per l`Europa dei Cubs.
Not to get all weepy, but I love this site.
No habla espanol. Two years of HS spanish not enough
No habla espanol. Two years of HS spanish not enough
That’s Italian, Sloth…
Worst round of questions ever. Len certainly was gracious enough to oblige. Next time, any way we can get these Q’s cleaned up a bit? I was downright embarassed to read what was being asked. We get the priviledge to experience some elbow-rubs with our lead talk man for the games, and all we can come up with is “LOL WHO DO U THINK IS HOTTER OMG”.
If you want better questions asked, then next time submit some better questions yourself.
As soon as you get your comment cleaned up “Q&A”-boy. “priviledge?” “lead talk man for the games?” Where did you learn your grammar?
As for the content of the questions, they were very close to the quality of last June’s Q&A. The answers were even better.
Len gets it. Q&A Boy does not.
I must not get Desipio at all. If only NSBB was up, I could go there and try to get people from here banned. I could also show my displeasure with little smiley faces holding up the “don’t go there” hand. 41 and 42 are right. I suck. Bad.
T.J., I was under the impression that I talked during the Cubs’ broadcast, which would make me the “lead man” who “talks”. There, all cleaned up!
An example on how the questions were subpar
“How’s the visibility?” — Steve Stone
Yes, it’s a Desipio Staple, but that’s the best we have to offer THEE Len Kasper? THE Indentured Servant? Sure he gets it, T.J. Brown even said so (!), but you can read his answer to see how marvelously entertained he is by the quip.
Submit your own questions worthy of “thee Len Kasper” next time, then. And while you’re at it, stop calling him thee Len Kasper, that’s just weird.
Yes, Faux-Len is right. The interviewer must entertain the interviewee, because the interview is for the interviewee’s benefit, not the viewers’ or the readers’. Then again, Len seems to have a thicker skin than I do, so I doubt he’ll go 16 years before appearing in this space again.
Now, I have little sense of humor, but I think the gag is that Len Kasper is playing straight man to the goofballs who wrote in.
Check out the latest issue of Stuff. I’m clearly hotter, although JP’s a great kisser.
Wha? …Slow down oprah…come again?
(after re-reading)
oh..
Hi, It’s Len again.
I’m married but not gay.
I figure to lose 40% of my hearing when I turn 50 from all that hard rock I listen to.
I was the 3rd choice for the play-by-play, if you recall. One guy couldn’t get out his contract and the other got a phone call from both Kent Murkner and Todd Walker and quickly changed his mind.
I try to pony up to the afro-american hispanics on the team ’cause frankly they can do me bodily harm.
Ok, that’s about it for answering your questions. See you next year.
I like that Steve Stone’s question was asked.
I like even more his comment in #3.
…40 and 49 are repsresented by the same douche who often trolls on here and tries to set people off with his stupid comments.
They don’t get it. They’ll never get it, and it’s just as well because they are a bunch of pseduo-intellectual, overanalytical bores.
If you didn’t love the Diff’rent Strokes question, I mean…there’s no hope for you.
Why don’t I ask hard-hitting questions on the Daily Show?
I have an idea I’m sure no one will think of: Let’s have Rubby Perez sing Take Me Out to The Ballgame!
Maybe we can ask Len.
Does anybody have Steve Finley for Corey Patterson on their radar. I heard it from one of my “sources” in Southern California. You know, Fox Sports Net radio!
Personally, I’m hoping the Cubs can trade Corey for somebody younger. Like Dom DiMaggio.
Actually, I think the Rubby Perez thing was started over there by somebody who hangs out here, too. It’s their reaction to it that’s typically hysterical. And I mean that with both meanings of hysterical.
No, 51, I am a trolling douché here from time to time. I try to set people off with my stupid comments and spurn discussion and lively debates, but I didn’t write #40 or #49. I guess there is more than one trolling douché. Lucky you.
I’ll get rid of these trolling douches. I was, after all, an exterminator before I got into politics.
Just contribute 10 grand to my next candidacy and it’ll be done.
Sounds alot like the self-important DC Exile.
Trolls! Trolls everywhere! It sounds like you’re paranoid. Maybe that’s because us trolls are out to get you. Could it be there are a lot of people who post here who simply don’t have the same worldview (regarding Cubs, Sox, Cards, Desipio, politics, basketball, Kyle Orton, etc.) as you? It just might be that there are tons of trolls (seemingly defined by you as having a difference of opinion on the above-listed matters). No, it’s more likely that you have it right: it’s either DC Exile or Apex or whatever face of evil you’ve dreamed up.
Suck on it, Mr. Embarassed-By-The-Questions (#40 & #44)
We’ve provided a link to this interview. What’s the 4-letter circle jerk done lately?
I think Len picked me because I look like Jose Macias!
You like that?
Give Andy his “e” back!
What’s the old yarn? Any publicity is good as long as they spell your name right?
Oops.
Hey, the link works! What do you expect? Karry Ling’s my supervisor. The only payment I get is that I drive trucks full of his empty Wild Turkey bottles to Michigan for the deposit.
Let’s see, I wrote number 49 and don’t know Mr. #40.
I’ve been following the Cubs since the extremely early 1960’s
and have faint but fond memories of Jack Quinlan and the vivid recollections
of Lou Boudreau doing real commentary. He beats Bob Brenly in not only did he manage a World Series team but was also it’s mvp and better looking.
But I digress. You can have Lennie boy. I’m not interested in listening about beer guzzling hard rockers or their music. And dammit- I got ticked off when I found out that Tab Hunter was a gender bender living with Tony Perkins (who I knew had limp wrists). I guess that makes me a racist.
But, still a diehard blue bleeding cubbie man.
5000 years of history from Moses to Sandy Koufax! You’re GOD DAMN RIGHT I’M LIVIN’ IN THE PAST!!!!!!
To #65 (and, apparently, #49)
1) Thanks for throwing down your credentials. Is it dementia then, or mild retardation that prevented you from spelling my name accurately? It’s not a hard name to spell, chief.
2) Are you aware of the homoerotic irony of being outraged that some actor was gay seconds after you stated your preference for the Good Kid based, in part, on the fact that he’s “better looking” than Bob Brenley?
I’m just wondering. I try not to wonder too much because, you know, I don’t want my brain to explode, but still.
Am I No. 65?
Man, do I looove doughnuts.
Yeah, I have better things to do right now, but I thought I ought to mention that.
Hi, the turds that post on me want to trade D. Lee. They also believe that Pooholes is 25, and that Lee isn’t near the top of the league defensively. The morans at me worship a fraud named Hoops. I need to go away for good, I’m an awful site. Premium membership? HA!
Okay, just setting the record straight. I wander over to NSBB sometimes, and no one with a brain wants to trade Dlee, who gives a shit about Pujols’s age, and they all agreed with DLee winning the gold glove. Also, they don’t worship Hoops anymore than you all worship Andy.
Seriously, sometimes this comments section can be as inane as NSBB trade ideas.
I’m fung, mang!
Maybe I should read some of the trade D. Lee thread. I should also just stay over at the four letter site.
Does anyone have 71 is actually me on their radar?
Hoops
#73 maybe you should actually READ the thread. Most people think it’s a horrible idea. And those that don’t are fucking idiots.
Also, fuck off. Seriously. I’m a Cubs fan, and I like this site. I don’t see why there has to this stupid rivalry between the websites. I like reading Andy’s articles and I like the celebrity interviews and I like the Hank White Fan Club. What I don’t like is when this place becomes so goddamned elitest that readers like myself are told not to come back.
If you think I don’t rail against the NSBB you’re wrong. I was the first to suggest trading Corey Patterson in May of last year, when his value was still high, and their groupthink mentality caused me all kinds of insults. They make stupid trade ideas. If you don’t like Adam Dunn, you’re an idiot. Etc.
I don’t see why you have to make up stupid accusations like they don’t think DLee is good defensively when there is so much to make fun of already that is true.
I think I have a new name for my fantasy team next year: The Enchanted Puppies.
¿Por favór, puedo manejar su equÃÂpo, Señor Caramis?
No Rubby, Yo soy el manager, pero puedes ser instructor de lanzadores si quieres.
SCREW YOU
Does anyone have NSBB posting a fake rumor about the Cubs signing, Furcal 20 minutes before LA actually did? Does anyone have those ban-crazy morans fucking up on their radar?
Hoops
Hoops,
You’ve posted your comments in the wrong place. Please be a lamb and go to “Message Board”, and post under “I’m an effing douche bag”.
Does anybody have NCCubbieFan on their gaydar?
Hoops
1) 58 wasn’t me
2) Since when did calling Alex Kaseberg not funny make one “the face of evil”? Redundant, yes. Evil, not so much. Sheesh.
3) Anyone with the ego to think anyone else would care about anything they said is by definition “self-important”