Chicago Cubs

Hey, you got images working!!!

catbox_9 wrote:

Hey, you got images working!!!

Hey, well sort of they are huge though.

I took both of those pics, well I'm not sure about the sign. (either me or my Dad took that one)

They're good pics!

catbox_9 wrote:

They're good pics!

Thanks! I took more but they are sort of hard to post.

Oh, and you can delete my "Atlanta Braves" topic (if you or SoulRat or anyone can delete that), I just thought I would add it since it was in the "MLB teams" group. Sorry about that NL East team.

cdurbfan22 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

They're good pics!

Thanks! I took more but they are sort of hard to post.

Oh, and you can delete my "Atlanta Braves" topic (if you or SoulRat or anyone can delete that), I just thought I would add it since it was in the "MLB teams" group. Sorry about that NL East team.

I checked that out. Didn't have much to say at the moment since they aren't in the playoffs. I just added something for the hell of it.

You can post about any team you want in there (well, not the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Tigers, or any non-MLB teams - they have their own forums)

No, we like it!

WOOHOOO!! GO CUBBIES!

runners on 2/3, 0 outs. bottom of 4, 3-0 az.

GO CUBS

bye bye cubbies..

Tigers schedule in April is just like the Cubs! Fucking Day Games Galore!

gs78 wrote:

Tigers schedule in April is just like the Cubs! Fucking Day Games Galore!

Who the hell came up with our schedule? I wonder if the Cubs have night games galore? Maybe they switched them by accident...

Switch them back! LOL! I want to chill down at least once at Comerica Park next April; Even if it is 60; the sun at the COPA is intense; making it feel much hotter

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/confused_cubs_think_theyre

gs78 wrote:

Tigers schedule in April is just like the Cubs! Fucking Day Games Galore!

I really have no problems with the day games! This way i don't have to get up in the middle of the night watching my tigers!
The 1:05 games start at 7:05PM in switzerland! Is there a better time to watch baseball than that? GO

swiss_tiger wrote:

gs78 wrote:

Tigers schedule in April is just like the Cubs! Fucking Day Games Galore!

I really have no problems with the day games! This way i don't have to get up in the middle of the night watching my tigers!
The 1:05 games start at 7:05PM in switzerland! Is there a better time to watch baseball than that? GO

I like 4:05 better myself (I guess that'd require a 10:05 local start....good luck with that!).

In CA I get to see the Tigers at about 4:00 almost every day. It's great! I can watch them and then have dinner!

catbox_9 wrote:

swiss_tiger wrote:

gs78 wrote:

Tigers schedule in April is just like the Cubs! Fucking Day Games Galore!

I really have no problems with the day games! This way i don't have to get up in the middle of the night watching my tigers!
The 1:05 games start at 7:05PM in switzerland! Is there a better time to watch baseball than that? GO

I like 4:05 better myself (I guess that'd require a 10:05 local start....good luck with that!).

In CA I get to see the Tigers at about 4:00 almost every day. It's great! I can watch them and then have dinner!

We need more 11:05 starts and 10 run leads

Notes: Renovations begin at Wrigley
Crews replacing the playing surface of 'Friendly Confines'
By Adam McCalvy and Carrie Muskat / MLB.com

The temperature topped out at about 60 degrees at Wrigley Field on Friday -- a beautiful day for some yard work.

Two crews this week began tearing up the playing surface at the 93-year-old home of the Cubs for a total renovation of the drainage system and turf. The project, which the club hopes to complete before the end of November, is being overseen by White Sox groundskeeper Roger Bossard, who proudly wears the nickname, "The Sodfather." When it's done, the field will be turned back over to longtime Cubs groundskeeper Roger Baird.

"I'm so happy for Roger. He's got the last old car in the Major Leagues," Bossard said.

In fact, Wrigley was the only Major League ballpark that still employed a "crown" to drain rainwater off the field. Cubs players and coaches sitting on the dugout bench would have to strain to see the first baseman across the field.

That will no longer be the case after Bossard is finished. Crews are removing 7,500 tons of dirt and will lower the playing surface about 14 inches over the coming weeks. Kansas City clay will be laid down and leveled before Bossard installs his trademark system of drains, to be made up of 6,000 feet of piping that can hold 60,000 gallons of water, easing the flow of water into the old neighborhood sewer system.

The sod will come from Colorado or New Jersey, depending on the weather in each spot when Bossard's crews are ready, and will be transported to Chicago in refrigerated trucks. Over the cold and snowy winter months, the grass will remain covered by a specialized geo-textile material that will keep the turf 7-9 degrees warmer than the surrounding air.

Timing is critical. Bossard is hoping to finish the project before the end of November, but even a few days of bad weather could set things back.

"It's a six- to seven-week job and I'm trying to get it done in four weeks," he said.

Bossard is a veteran of 10 field renovations, including the 2004 re-do of Boston's venerable Fenway Park and the 2001 installation of the new Miller Park in Milwaukee. It's been pointed out that four of the last six World Series champs have played on one of his fields.

"Maybe it will be the Cubs' turn next year," he said.

Q: What did Jesus say to the Cubs last time he was on Earth?

A: “Don’t do anything til I get back.”

:haha:

That was hilarious!