Archive for April 2005
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April 29, 2005
Battle Of The Mildy Interesting Teams
Posted by Mike J. | 3:14 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
The highlight of the coming series is obvious: 300-game winners Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens square off tonight to open the festivities. Yet, I get the feeling this won’t be the thriller of a game that one might expect. A far more interesting matchup is taking place in Atlanta, where former A’s aces Mark Mulder […]
April 28, 2005
Billy Williams and Derrek Lee
Posted by Mike J. | 1:16 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I think it’s safe to say that Derrek Lee is now “the man.” As MLB.com’s recap so succinctly puts it, he has now knocked in more RBIs in April than any other Cub in history, breaking Billy Williams’ old record of 25 with 2 games to go. Although impressive, he’s got a lot of work […]
April 27, 2005
Boneheads, Mad Libs, and Lil’ Jon
Posted by Mike J. | 10:32 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I almost enjoyed last night’s game all the way through, something that hasn’t happened since Opening Day. What kept me from enjoying it was the loss itself, obviously, plus some various boneheaded performances. Let’s see, what were they?
Boneheaded Performance #1: Putting Neifi Perez in the 8-spot. Does Dusty take pleasure in making stupid decisions? I […]
April 26, 2005
Short
Posted by Mike J. | 9:07 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Short, one-sentence updates today.
Kerry Wood feeling better.
Nomar opting for a cleanup surgery.
Prior rox.
Inexplicably, so does Neifi.
Adam Dunn’s ineffective 3-run dinger justified my anxiety.
Chad Fox is injured already.
Way to let him languish on the mound, Dusty.
Back to Hawkins, I guess.
Neifi F’ing Perez.
Who knew?
The Cubs now remind me of the Replacements.
Neifi, of course, is Keanu.
April 25, 2005
Boos for Neifi
Posted by Mike J. | 9:37 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I hate Neifi Perez, and I hate the Chicago Cubs.
Before I explain myself, something else must be said: No-Ci-O-Ni! The Chicago Bulls won their first playoff game since the end of the Jordan era last night, largely from the efforts of rookies Andres Nocioni (25 points, 18 rebounds) and Ben Gordon (30 points). The playoffs […]
April 23, 2005
Brr
Posted by Mike J. | 1:21 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Temperature at game time: 35 degrees. With wind chill, 24. Neifi Perez is wearing a blue ski mask and Michael Barrett looks positively chubby. I’m at home and I’m getting cold watching this game on TV.
Will more than 3 runs be scored today? I’m going to guess no.
April 22, 2005
Speaking Of Lousy Weather
Posted by Mike J. | 12:51 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
It just occured to me that despite the presence of April, it could snow this weekend. If the Cubs do play, could this be the latest regular season game played in snowy conditions ever? If you have any idea or know who to ask, please let me know (comment or email): gaining a bit of […]
Rain, Rain…
Posted by Mike J. | 11:00 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Stuck in class, I viewed most of yesterday’s game via my cell phone. As it turned out there wasn’t much to see because the Cubs dropped game 2 to the Cards 4-0. I’ve been trying to look for positives other than Ryan Dempster’s excellent performance and, well, there just aren’t that many. Derrek Lee and […]
April 21, 2005
The Pen Is Mightier
Posted by Mike J. | 11:56 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Baseball is impeding upon several important facets of my life at the moment, namely class and all of their stupid assignments, which is reducing the length of today’s post by a fair amount. Let’s see how much I can cover in 30 minutes, Jeopardy style:
Nomar and groin. What are suddenly the two most common words […]
April 20, 2005
Ten Reasons To Love The Cubs/Cardinals Rivalry
Posted by Mike J. | 9:23 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
My sister went to college in St. Louis when I was in high school, which afforded our family a reasonable excuse to head down to Busch Stadium whenever the Cubs came to town. Springfield, IL, where I grew up, is much closer to St. Louis than Chicago and until I moved to Chicago I had […]