CIN, HOU, MIL, PIT, CHC all pisspoor in 2009.

[MAD]

Every year son number three goes to Las Vegas and puts $20 on the Cubs for his dad.  Last year it would have paid $120.  Each time he does that he gets a ticket and a smirk from the clerk who sells the tickets.  Although not a Cub fan my son was rooting for them so he could bring the ticket back to the same clerk and ask who was smirking now?  We know the answer.  I have decided that it is the $20 bets that are jinxing us.  I asked him to do me a favor and not buy a ticket on the Cubs this year.

Sweet, October is going to be awesome this time.

Seriously - is your son a Giants fan? They ain't done much better the last 60 years or so.

They're oh-for-California.

[CBStew]

Every year son number three goes to Las Vegas and puts $20 on the Cubs for his dad.  Last year it would have paid $120.  Each time he does that he gets a ticket and a smirk from the clerk who sells the tickets.  Although not a Cub fan my son was rooting for them so he could bring the ticket back to the same clerk and ask who was smirking now?  We know the answer.  I have decided that it is the $20 bets that are jinxing us.  I asked him to do me a favor and not buy a ticket on the Cubs this year.

Sweet, October is going to be awesome this time.

Seriously - is your son a Giants fan? They ain't done much better the last 60 years or so.

That son is an As' fan.  They've done alright in his lifetime.

[Slaky]

Every year son number three goes to Las Vegas and puts $20 on the Cubs for his dad.  Last year it would have paid $120.  Each time he does that he gets a ticket and a smirk from the clerk who sells the tickets.  Although not a Cub fan my son was rooting for them so he could bring the ticket back to the same clerk and ask who was smirking now?  We know the answer.  I have decided that it is the $20 bets that are jinxing us.  I asked him to do me a favor and not buy a ticket on the Cubs this year.

Sweet, October is going to be awesome this time.

Seriously - is your son a Giants fan? They ain't done much better the last 60 years or so.

That son is an As' fan.  They've done alright in his lifetime.

Yeah well Sean Gallagher sucks. Or he slept with Weebs. Something else bad.

[Bonk]

"Jacque Jones played his first professional game at first base Thursday.
"It's a fun change for me," Jones said, "a lot of action. You're involved in almost every play." If Dusty Baker falls in love with using the veteran Jones, it would come at the expense of talented young players Chris Dickerson and Joey Votto. Even Baker isn't likely to do that.
Related: Joey Votto, Chris Dickerson"

So this is as good a time as any to trade Votto off my roto team?

No, but there won't be anyone on base when he bats because his current butt buddy is Willy Taveras, a typical Dusty guy that can't hit a lick. With him first and Jeff Keppinger/Alex Gonzalez/Chris Dickerson hitting second, Votto could hit 20 homers and drive in 25.

[flannj]

Every year son number three goes to Las Vegas and puts $20 on the Cubs for his dad.  Last year it would have paid $120.  Each time he does that he gets a ticket and a smirk from the clerk who sells the tickets.  Although not a Cub fan my son was rooting for them so he could bring the ticket back to the same clerk and ask who was smirking now?  We know the answer.  I have decided that it is the $20 bets that are jinxing us.  I asked him to do me a favor and not buy a ticket on the Cubs this year.

Stew, it's not who you're betting for. The problem is you're not betting ENOUGH.
Tap a Home Equity Loan and go for a couple hundred grand.
World Series here we come...

[Philberto]

Rick Ankiel met some padding tonight: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4138797 and it was pretty brutal, as I'm sure you've all seen. I was at this game and it looked pretty bad at the time. I wasn't able to see a replay until I got back as the Jumbotron didn't show a replay, not that I expected it.

Also, it was nice to see Local Guy Jayson Werth have a double and HR in the game. Fuck the Cardinals

[Tank]

Rick Ankiel met some padding tonight: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4138797 and it was pretty brutal, as I'm sure you've all seen. I was at this game and it looked pretty bad at the time. I wasn't able to see a replay until I got back as the Jumbotron didn't show a replay, not that I expected it.

That looked scary, but...

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=4559854

According to a statement the club released late on Monday night, Ankiel underwent X-rays and a CT scan of his head, neck and back, and all were negative and showed no fractures.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said that Ankiel had movement and feeling in his arms and legs, and that according to the team's head physician, Dr. George Paletta, Ankiel never lost consciousness on the play. A club official said that Ankiel checked out as "neurologically intact" both on the field and at the hospital.

So it's okay to make fun of him now?

[RW]

I guess HGH does prevent broken necks?

[Tonker]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU PLEASE LET THIS THREAD DIE?  WHY DO YOU KEEP PICKING AT MY SCABS?

[Internet Apex]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU PLEASE LET THIS THREAD DIE?  WHY DO YOU KEEP PICKING AT MY SCABS?

Some penarse thought it would be droll to lock the bloody Turdthrow thread after the bastard got released again. So this is the shite we're left with.

[Oleg]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU PLEASE LET THIS THREAD DIE?  WHY DO YOU KEEP PICKING AT MY SCABS?

Some penarse thought it would be droll to lock the bloody Turdthrow thread after the bastard got released again. So this is the shite we're left with.

Someone's been listening to The Streets, huh?

[Quality Start Machine]

Rick Ankiel met some padding tonight: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4138797 and it was pretty brutal, as I'm sure you've all seen. I was at this game and it looked pretty bad at the time. I wasn't able to see a replay until I got back as the Jumbotron didn't show a replay, not that I expected it.

That looked scary, but...

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090504&content_id=4559854

According to a statement the club released late on Monday night, Ankiel underwent X-rays and a CT scan of his head, neck and back, and all were negative and showed no fractures.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said that Ankiel had movement and feeling in his arms and legs, and that according to the team's head physician, Dr. George Paletta, Ankiel never lost consciousness on the play. A club official said that Ankiel checked out as "neurologically intact" both on the field and at the hospital.

So it's okay to make fun of him now?

They knew he was "neurologically intact" when he insisted he'd find his own way home after The Genius offered him a ride.

[BH]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU PLEASE LET THIS THREAD DIE?  WHY DO YOU KEEP PICKING AT MY SCABS?

Some penarse thought it would be droll to lock the bloody Turdthrow thread after the bastard got released again. So this is the shite we're left with.

Someone's been listening to The Streets, huh?

Peck kinda looks like him.. if he were black of course.

[Internet Apex]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU PLEASE LET THIS THREAD DIE?  WHY DO YOU KEEP PICKING AT MY SCABS?

Some penarse thought it would be droll to lock the bloody Turdthrow thread after the bastard got released again. So this is the shite we're left with.

Someone's been listening to The Streets, huh?

Not me. Although I used to.

[morpheus]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WON'T YOU PLEASE LET THIS THREAD DIE?  WHY DO YOU KEEP PICKING AT MY SCABS?

Some penarse thought it would be droll to lock the bloody Turdthrow thread after the bastard got released again. So this is the shite we're left with.

Someone's been listening to The Streets, huh?

Peck kinda looks like him.. if he were black of course.

Peck?