Why the Cubs will never make it to the World Series

[S.S. Minnow]

'Nuff said.

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[The Thrill]

SI cover jinx!!

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[Sigonfile]

***udome? Wasn't that the brothel in the Mel Gibson/Tina Turner movie, "Thunderdome"

[The Thrill]

***udome? Wasn't that the brothel in the Mel Gibson/Tina Turner movie, "Thunderdome"

I believe it's pronounced "***** you, dummy!" :rockon:

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[Hack Wilson Fan]

The Cubs just picked up Edmonds to carry water for Carlos Zambrano, and to shine his shoes.

He'll shag a few fly balls in the outfield for the privilage.

What's funny about it is the Cardinals are paying him two million dollars this year to do it.

And that's why the Cardinals won't be in the WS this year. They'll be watching the Cubs.

[Kace]

I've always liked Edmonds. Hopefully he'll do well with the North Siders.

[adam & doctor drew]

when a guy's hitting .178 for a club that's 11 games out, and is last in the majors in runs, gets benched then RELEASED by that team, then walks right into the starting lineup of a new team.... I'd have my doubts about that new team.

[S.S. Minnow]

What's funny about it is the Cardinals are paying him two million dollars this year to do it.

That's what I love about arguing with Hack Wilson Fan: I don't even have to prove him wrong. He always puts his own foot in his own mouth. (Then again, would I expect anything less from a Cubs fan?)

Cubs to pay Edmonds $290,000; Padres to pay remainding $8 million (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2008/05/15/mlb-cubs-edmonds.html)

Mark my words: Edmonds will suck. And the Cardinals won't have to pay him a dime to do it.

[Hack Wilson Fan]

And the Cardinals won't have to pay him a dime to do it.

Wrong again, like the shipwrecked fool you are, Gilligan.

The Cardinals must pay San Diego $2 million who then must pay Jim Edmonds as part of the trade negotiation (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNjJRQI6XlnSS3PJZznELCijoT5AD90LRN180)with San Diego.

Edmonds had an $8 million salary this year, which is being mostly paid by San Diego. The Padres received $2 million from the St. Louis Cardinals when they acquired Edmonds on Dec. 15 for minor league third baseman David Freese. Chicago will pay Edmonds a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum, which comes to about $290,000.

So the Cards are paying Edmonds 2 million dollars this year for Edmonds to clean the shoes of Carlos Zambrano and fetch his water.

[Jerry Mandering]

Will be back

[Hack Wilson Fan]

The last time the Cubs entered June with the best record in baseball was 1908.

[Paper Trail]

Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080621-chicago-cubs-white-sox,0,6521663.story)

"Whenever you get done tying me to the Cardinals, it'll be fine so I can start getting a little bit of Cubs' history in my background," Edmonds said.

[adam & doctor drew]

Mark my words: Edmonds will suck.

is this a good day to mark your words?

[Hack Wilson Fan]

It looks like Zambrano is giving Edmonds a few hitting tips.

[Brooklyn]

It looks like Zambrano is giving Edmonds a few hitting tips.

From the disabled list? :shifty:

[Hack Wilson Fan]

Yeah, instead of tipping little Jimmy with dollars when he puts a nice spit shine on Zambrano's shoes, Big Z obviously is throwing Edmonds a few batting tips.

Zambrano is all class.

[Clever Login Name]

The last time the Cubs entered June with the best record in baseball was 1908.

You say that like you're proud of it.

[Juan Macanudo]

Jim Edmonds is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with four homers and 12 RBIs in his last 10 games as a Chicago Cub.

[Hack Wilson Fan]

Little Jimmy's a good student. Zambrano must really love the shine on his shoes to be giving Edmonds such helpful information. He hit another homerun tonight. Bless his heart. He really wants to remain a Cub.
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"Whenever you get done tying me to the Cardinals, it'll be fine so I can start getting a little bit of Cubs' history in my background,"

[SpxGrunt]

Seriously, 100 years and Cubs fans still can't grasp the history of their terrible franchise. So sad.

[tater]

...and I always thought these were why

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Now it's the curse of Jim Edmonds...he still has one of the prettiest swings in the league.

[Paper Trail]

Edmonds, La Russa still trade insults as ex-Cardinal gets ovation
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Jim Edmonds tips his cap to cheering fans in St. Louis.

By Paul Sullivan | Tribune staff reporter (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-080704-jim-edmonds-tony-la-russa-cubs-cards,1,4018273.story)

ST. LOUIS - Jim Edmonds spent his first few weeks as a Cub asking the media to stop referring to him as a former Cardinal, hoping Cubs fans would accept him for who he is, not for the rival player he was.

But when Tony La Russa shot back in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, saying Cardinals fans should "honor his request [and] ignore the fact that he was ever here," Edmonds ripped his former manager for comments he called "the most asinine I've ever heard."

The battle of egos took place Friday at Busch Stadium, putting a little extra spice into a rivalry that doesn't need much hype.

Edmonds received a big ovation when he came to the plate in the second inning, and he tipped his cap to the fans in turn.

But the strained relationship between Edmonds and La Russa may be damaged permanently after the two traded barbs through the media. It all began when La Russa told the Post-Dispatch he was disturbed by Edmonds' comments to Chicago reporters that he wanted to be accepted as a Cub, asking them to stop associating him with the Cardinals.

"I think we ought to follow his lead," La Russa said. "His quote was roughly, within a couple of words, 'I've had enough of people asking me about the Cardinals. I'm a Cub now.'

"So I would treat him like he never played here. I would wait until the end of his career and I would remember he was a Cardinal. I would ignore the fact that he was ever here [for now] because that's what he wants. I would honor his request. Forget the Cardinal days until his career is over."

In two separate group interviews, Edmonds called La Russa's comments "asinine" and "ridiculous," and at one point called him a derogatory name.

So what was their relationship really like?

"It has been great," Edmonds said. "It always has been great. He gets a little excited when this series goes on, and I know the media takes its toll on him, so I'm sure he got misinformed over something he heard about me not wanting to be part of this organization.

"In the history of baseball, I don't know if I ever heard that before, so I don't know how anybody would put that with my name. It's disappointing that someone would throw those accusations out there."

Edmonds pointed to a Chicago reporter and insisted he could verify that Edmonds never had said anything about "not wanting to be a Cardinal." But on several occasions, Edmonds had chided the media for bringing up his past with St. Louis, even saying they tried to "ruin" him with Cubs fans with constant references to his former team.

La Russa apparently saw several of Edmonds' comments and answered back. The two did not speak on the field before Friday's game, though Edmonds joked he would "punch him in the mouth" if La Russa ignored him and La Russa told reporters he would shake his hand if they met.

"I think he's just trying to stir it up," Edmonds said.

[CKMD]

The Cubs won't be in the world series because of the huge choke they always perform in big games...like the one I was at last night...where they were up 4-2 in the 9th.
The Cubs fans who were stinking up Busch Stadium were whooping and hollering and circle jerking and...then it happened...they remembered they were fans of the Cubs!!!!

Here's a team who had a great game...kinda... and then BLOWS IT IN THE 9TH INNING IN FRONT OF A RECORD CROWD AT BUSCH STADIUM!!! 3 RUNS IN THE 9TH TO WIN!!!

I love certain things in life:
my wife and children,
steak, rare
sushi,
the Red Sox
and when the Cubs lose!!!! When they lose to the Cards, I put that right below my wife and kids.

What a great game....fantastic game...better than a playoff game!!!! CUBS SUCK!! CUBS SUCK!!!!!

PS: on Jim Edmonds...the class of St. Louis fans was shown when they cheered him on Friday and Saturday when he came to bat. That's class...something Chicago-jackasses don't have.

[Hack Wilson Fan]

The Cubs won't be in the world series because of the huge choke they always perform in big games.
Hanging a slider to a .255 hitter on HGH aint exactly choking.
Cubs beat the Cardinals two out of three. That aint exactly choking.
You need a new dictionary, or better comprehension. Or a muzzle.

And the cheering fans? They were cheering because Edmonds has been hitting very well as of late, thanks to the tips from Carlos Zambrano.

[Brooklyn]

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For someone who apparently will suck (marking your words, of course)...choke on that!

:moon:

[Kace]

How recently has Pujols been tested positive for HGH, anyway?

[Hank Scorpio]

[QUOTE=CKMD;412430]
I love certain things in life:
my wife and children,
steak, rare
sushi,
the Red Sox
and when the Cubs lose!!!! When they lose to the Cards, I put that right below my wife and kids.
[QUOTE]

I'm not following your logic here.

You say you love the Red Sox, so I'm assuming you're a Boston fan first.

Then you say when the Cubs lose to the Cardinals, that ranks above your team?

I would think that you would like the Yankees or Rays losing better than the Cubs losing.

Or maybe you don't understand the baseball standings system.

[Judge]

The Cubs won't be in the world series because of the huge choke they always perform in big games...like the one I was at last night...where they were up 4-2 in the 9th.
The Cubs fans who were stinking up Busch Stadium were whooping and hollering and circle jerking and...then it happened...they remembered they were fans of the Cubs!!!!

Here's a team who had a great game...kinda... and then BLOWS IT IN THE 9TH INNING IN FRONT OF A RECORD CROWD AT BUSCH STADIUM!!! 3 RUNS IN THE 9TH TO WIN!!!

I love certain things in life:
my wife and children,
steak, rare
sushi,
the Red Sox
and when the Cubs lose!!!! When they lose to the Cards, I put that right below my wife and kids.

What a great game....fantastic game...better than a playoff game!!!! CUBS SUCK!! CUBS SUCK!!!!!

PS: on Jim Edmonds...the class of St. Louis fans was shown when they cheered him on Friday and Saturday when he came to bat. That's class...something Chicago-jackasses don't have.

Wish I'd known you were at the game CKMD...could have hooked up for a cold one. I was there both Friday and Saturday. I much more enjoyed Friday night's result.

As for the "class" I witnessed St. Louis, beyond the tip of the cap ovation:

Friday night ...sat next to an 80-year-old longtime season ticket holder, had a good chat about the rivalry over the years. Saturday sat next to a married couple: wife a cards fan, husband cub fan. They offered many good laughs about the major obstacles in their marriage, like Albert Pujols and Carlos Zambrano.

There were seemingly equal amounts of Cub and Cardinal fans in my immediate area both Friday and Saturday. At the end of both games, When the cheering settled, there was a good amount of hand-shaking, high fives, wishes of good luck (but not TOO much luck), take care, and nice to meet you between fans in both blue and red. It was pretty cool, and I found the rivalry to be quite civil and good-natured.

Sorry you didn't discover the same level of sportsmanship!

[Hack Wilson Fan]

Do I hear Cardinal fans crying again?

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Chicago Cubs' Jim Edmonds hits a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

[Poo(h)]

Whether it's true or not, saying "Poo-holes will suck" is funnier than saying "Edmonds will suck."

[Paper Trail]

Jim Edmonds downplays heroics vs. old team
But ex-Cardinal can't just forget his origins
By Paul Sullivan | Chicago Tribune reporter (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-09-cubs-brite-chicagoaug09,0,7661051.story)


During a St. Louis-Milwaukee telecast a couple of weeks ago, Cardinals analyst Al Hrabosky told viewers he had just received a text message from Jim Edmonds informing him the Cubs were heavily scouting the Cardinals-Brewers series.

As much as Edmonds would like for everyone in Chicago to forget about his ties to St. Louis, he can't forget the friends and teammates he spent so much time with during the best years of his life. That's why it would seem likely that games like Friday's, when he hit two home runs and made a diving catch against his old team, would be that much more special.

"No, not at all," Edmonds said. "This is just another game as far as the standings are concerned. It's a little odd to play against a group of individuals you've been so close to for so long. It's like playing in the back yard with your family. But you have got to separate and move on."

"How many home runs has he hit here?" manager Lou Piniella said. "Fourteen? That's pretty impressive. I tip my cap. He's hitting the ball with some power for us and he's making some nice plays out in center field.

"He has fit in very well with the chemistry of this team."

Edmonds had a rough reception when he came to Chicago in May and blamed reporters for continually referring to him as a former Cardinal.

But his relationship with Cubs fans is at an all-time high, as evidenced by a curtain call after his second home run Friday.

"Special," he said. "Any time you get one it's special, especially your first one in a different city, being in Chicago. Just having fun and enjoying the game again. I appreciate everything that I have in front of me now."

Complaints about the media aside, Edmonds appears to understand Cub fans' early reluctance to embrace a former Cardinals star.

"Well, like I said, thanks to you guys, it made it tough at the beginning," he said. "Now, looking back on it, that's probably the way it should be. They're so passionate here about the game, and they're passionate in St. Louis.

"I've gotten the opportunity to play in two of the best baseball cities in the NL, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. It has been quite a ride."

[commercial hack]

Today: Cards 12 Flubs 3
Glaus 2 HR

[adam & doctor drew]

when exactly does Pujols start to suck?

[Hack Wilson Fan]

Today: Cards 12 Cubs 3

Did you seriously think the Cubs would not lose a game the rest of the season?

Check the standings, bone head. The big win brought the dead birds to within six games.

Cubs are running away with it.

[Hack Wilson Fan]

when exactly does Poo-holes start to suck?

He's sucking right now. Dempster goes for his hugh HGH head tonight.

[adam & doctor drew]

He's sucking right now.

yes I can see what you mean. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pujolal01.shtml)

[Hack Wilson Fan]

Hey 22, I'll buy you a beer if you're at today's double header.

[22]

I wasn't planning on going, but I do have a light work load. It's a day nighter. PM me.

[rootboyslim]

I seem to remember Jim Edmunds from the Angels, not the Cards.

Cubs and Cards suck!

[Brooklyn]

Two Cubs minor leaguers receive 50-game suspensions for drugs (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3535677)

NEW YORK -- Chicago Cubs (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=chn) pitcher Jesse Lebron and second baseman Alexander Mejia, both with the club's Dominican Summer League farm team, were suspended for 50 games each Thursday after testing positive under baseball's minor league drug program.

Lebron tested positive for Methandienone metabolites and Mejia for a metabolite of Boldenone.

A total of 29 minor leaguers have received 50-game penalties since July 25, 23 from the Dominican Summer League and four from the Venezuelan Summer League.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

[Roy Hobbs]

In the minors do you go into a thimble instead of a cup?

[Clever Login Name]

I think you're confused. Mighty Dyckerson wears a thimble for a cup when he's playing with minors.

[LunchPenalty]

Wow, even though I'm barely on this board anymore, two constants remain in the eternal troll-form of Hack and Mike Cook.

You go girls!

[Kace]

And Lunch has yet to return my call from 3 years ago. :(

[LunchPenalty]

Sorry bro, I'll make it up to you....



Someday...;)

[Jerry Mandering]

Cubs magic number......35!!!!!!