As has been discussed at length here on RedsZone, 28 is the new 30.Originally Posted by *BaseClogger*
As has been discussed at length here on RedsZone, 28 is the new 30.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
The Joe Maddon Show, purportedly built for others’ fun, is about one man — him
But the common denominator is a manager trying way too hard. The T-shirts with Joe sayings, the ever-spinning lineups, the themed dress-up trips, the lineups sent to Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder (we’ll get to that), the dye job, the groovy van and, yes, the mime at spring training — all of it, in the end, seems to be about one man’s deep need to be the center of attention. Taken individually, the gimmicks would be fun and harmless. Taken together, they feel like a lounge act, with Joe singing to the candelabra on his piano.
It wouldn’t be so bad if you could depend on him to do the right thing in Game 7 of the World Series. But it took right fielder Jason Heyward to rally the troops after Maddon almost blew the biggest game in Chicago sports history.
It’s a long season. That’s Maddon’s rationalization for many of the goofy things he does. But it’s that very rationalization that comes back and bites him. It’s a long season, which gives Maddon a lot of time to think about things that make you roll your eyes and say, ‘‘What’s he doing this time?’’ If you think it’s just grouchy columnists having these thoughts, you haven’t seen the sunken look on a player’s face when he’s handed an ‘‘Easy Rider’’ outfit to wear on a road trip. It’s a long season, which means it’s a lot of Joe.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
'69 (07-27-2018)
Anthony Rizzo wore his full uniform on the Cubs' team plane:
Last weekend, Mother Nature didn't smile too kindly upon the Cubs and the Nationals as their series in the nation's capital was shortened by rainstorms. As a result, the Cubs flew from Chicago back to D.C. in the middle of a homestand late Wednesday night for a single game against the Nats on Thursday, after which they'll return immediately to Wrigley Field for a three-game weekend set against the Reds.
With such a packed schedule, Rizzo wanted to be ready to go at a moment's notice. As such, the slugger decided to wear his entire uniform, including cleats and eye-black for the Cubs' journey to D.C.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
Dou$he bag.
We aren't mocking the Reds enough.
Assembly Hall (09-20-2018)
Boy, this thread hasn't aged well.
Cubs whine about everything.
Go Gators!
Chip R (09-17-2018)
Was vitally important to get in our shots while we still could. I regret nothing.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
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They're winning...we suck.
Nothing lasts forever - even the suckiness of the Cubs. These things are cyclical.
Yeah, but it's been one loooong cycle.
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
You think it's long for us? How long do you think it was for them?
We've got a fan in Cub's manager Joe Maddon:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...lb/1362842002/“I watched before I went outside a little bit,” Maddon said. “I’m watching the scoreboard, trying to play along with Cincinnati’s bullpen. They’ve got some arms out there, too. Kind of trying to remember the numbers that you see pop up there.
“I’ve said it a lot, Cincinnati is no joke. That team on the field is as good as anybody’s team on the field and their pitching has definitely gotten better. Watch out next year.”
The Reds had an 8-11 record against the Cubs this season.
Somehow I get the feeling he is being facetious.
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
Well, I think he's remembering that 4 game sweep of his team earlier in the summer when we were hittin' on all cylinders. He knows that if we get some pitching we'll be formidable
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