The **OFFICIAL** 2006 Chicago Cubs Thread

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:05 pm

Exactly. WGN is a nationwide station. More coverage = more viewers = more fans. Kinda like Notre Dame.

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:42 pm

BTW....sidenote...if WGN really is a SUPERSTATION, then why has their programming (excluding Cubs games) sucked for as long as I can remember?

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:26 am

7WetCigarettes wrote:BTW....sidenote...if WGN really is a SUPERSTATION, then why has their programming (excluding Cubs games) sucked for as long as I can remember?

No way, the play Rockford Files and Magnum P.I. reruns back to back at like noon or one in the afternoon. You find a finer two hour block of private investigator shows on television anywhere....go on, try it. Thats what I thought.

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:20 pm

I can't do it, man. No way!

diethyl · Post by **diethyl** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:19 pm

Massage...Bored wrote:You find a finer two hour block of private investigator shows on television anywhere....go on, try it. Thats what I thought.

TBS always has Law & Order back to back to back for days on end. Guess that it's not PI though.

GxWxLx · Post by **GxWxLx** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:56 pm

7WetCigarettes wrote:BTW....sidenote...if WGN really is a SUPERSTATION, then why has their programming (excluding Cubs games) sucked for as long as I can remember?

here's what i've always wondered about WGN....they own the cubs.

the yankees get their money from tv/radio, etc.
the braves get their money from tbs...

why the f**k doesnt WGN up the cubs salary (there's no cap in baseball, why not abuse that mistake!)...buy a forking team that can win the world series already! the redwings did it! the yankees try to do it every year!

do it, wgn, we need it!

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:25 am

I am pretty sure that they are owned by the Chicago Tribune. Either way, I think that they are getting better in that department. Free agency is a b*tch, though. The price is astronomical for an established star.....sons-a-bitches.MLBiscrazybadbusiness.

GxWxLx · Post by **GxWxLx** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:20 pm

really? i had always heard that wgn was a cash cow for them

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:42 pm

the Tribune owns the Cubs.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:57 am

Son of a...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ronny Cedeno's game-winning hit eased some of Derrek Lee's pain, though it wasn't enough to reduce manager Dusty Baker's anxiety level after losing his most productive hitter because of a sprained right wrist.

Cedeno drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with an eighth-inning single after Lee departed, and Ryan Dempster set a club record with his 23rd consecutive save to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Lee, the reigning NL batting champion and a two-time Gold Glove winner, was injured on a freakish play in the Dodgers' seventh. Rafael Furcal led off the inning with a bunt single to the right of the mound, and reliever Scott Eyre dove for the ball before flipping it toward first base with his glove. The ball sailed over Lee's glove as Furcal crashed into him at the bag.

X-rays were inconclusive and Lee was to be re-examined in Chicago on Thursday. Erye also was hurt on the play, leaving the game with a bruised right knee.

"You never see anyone lose two guys on one play," Baker said. "But nobody cares if Lee's hurt or not, except us and the people in Chicago and the people who know him. We'll just have to adjust and just keep on adjusting.

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"I've got John Mabry and Todd Walker, who can play first base. But before we jump to those conclusions, we've got to see how D. Lee is."

Lee has appeared in no fewer than 155 games in any of the previous six seasons and has never been on the disabled list since making his big-league debut in 1997 with San Diego. He had a career year last season with a .335 average, 46 homers and 107 RBIs, and played in his first All-Star Game.

The Cubs overcame Lee's injury with a three-run eighth inning against reliever Danys Baez (0-1), turning a two-run deficit into a 5-4 lead. All three runs were unearned due to an error by the right-hander, who bobbled Jacque Jones' dribbler to the right of the mound with two outs.

"They gave him an error on that? That was a tough play," Cubs catcher Michael Barrett said. "The ball was going away from him. How we were able to get three runs in that inning was hard to understand for us. But I don't think he was rattled after that play. When you're a closer, you've probably seen worse things that that."

Barrett's RBI single narrowed the gap to 4-3 and Cedeno followed with a sinking liner that Jose Cruz Jr. trapped in short right field.

"I knew it was going to be close. I had a decent jump on it, but the ball just kind of sank on me at the end," Cruz said. "If it hangs up there a split-second more, I catch it. It's never easy to lose like that."

Scott Williamson (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh, Bob Howry the eighth and Dempster got the last three outs for his fourth save, breaking Joe Borowski's franchise mark for consecutive conversions. Dempster has not allowed an earned run in 31 1-3 innings spanning his last 32 appearances.

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Dempster converted 33 of his 35 save opportunities last season for the Cubs after being converted into a closer. He began his career as a starter with the Florida Marlins, but his career took a detour after he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2003 while with Cincinnati.

"I enjoy this role, but I don't think it was a silver lining because it was a grueling 12 months of rehab before that," Dempster said. "I'd much rather have just stayed healthy and continue doing what I did before I got hurt. But I got a second life, and I've just tried to make the most out of that opportunity by preparing every time and get ready and stay focused every time that ninth inning comes up."

Dodgers starter Brad Penny allowed two runs and nine hits, struck out seven and walked one.

Chicago left-hander Sean Marshall allowed two runs and two hits over five innings in his third major league start, striking out four and walking three.

The rookie was pulled after 86 pitches and gave way to David Aardsma, who made his Cubs debut and walked the first two batters in the sixth. Cruz advanced to third after Olmedo Saenz flied out, and Sandy Alomar Jr. snapped a 2-2 tie with a two-out RBI single to right.

Aardsma then loaded the bases with a walk to Jason Repko and Ricky Ledee batted for Penny, greeting Eyre with another RBI single that made it 4-2.

Three of Chicago's hits against Penny were bloop singles by Jones, Juan Pierre and Todd Walker, whose first-inning hit fell in front of a charging Repko in left field and gave Chicago the lead after Pierre's leadoff double.

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The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:31 am

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee broke two bones in his right wrist in a collision with the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal and is expected to be in a cast up to six weeks.

The reigning NL batting champion and a two-time Gold Glove winner fractured the distal radial and distal ulna bones in a freak play during the seventh inning Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Furcal led off with a bunt single to the right of the mound. Reliever Scott Eyre dove for the ball and flipped it toward first base with his glove.

The ball sailed over Lee's glove as Furcal collided with him.

"Obviously, Derrek's a great player, great person, great teammate," general manager Jim Hendry said Thursday. "We feel badly, but we've got to move on."

Lee was examined by Cubs physicians Thursday in Chicago and is expected to go on the disabled list on Friday.

The injury occurred less than two weeks after the 30-year-old Lee and the Cubs agreed on a $65 million, five-year contract that calls for a $13 million annual salary and contains a no-trade clause.

He is batting .318 with three home runs and 10 RBIs, after hitting .335 with 46 homers and 107 RBIs runs last season -- his eighth in the majors and second with the Cubs. Lee had never batted above .282, hit more than 32 home runs or driven in more than 98 before that.

With Lee out, the Cubs could move Todd Walker over from second base or use veteran utility player John Mabry, manager Dusty Baker said after Wednesday's game.

The Cubs acquired Lee before the 2004 season in a trade with Florida, after he helped the Marlins beat Chicago in the NL championship series and then win the World Series.

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:06 pm

this may be my last post. I have nothing to live for anymore. if I don't have d.lee, I don't have anything. goodbye cruel world!

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:15 pm

7WetCigarettes wrote:this may be my last post. I have nothing to live for anymore. if I don't have d.lee, I don't have anything. goodbye cruel world!

there is always warm domestic beer and fried cheese products.

rethink it.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:54 pm

7WetCigarettes wrote:this may be my last post. I have nothing to live for anymore. if I don't have d.lee, I don't have anything. goodbye cruel world!

Hang in there! Walker and Mabry will platoon @ 1st until D. Lee gets back in about 3 f'ing months. Maybe...just maybe we'll be able to hold our heads above water.

Ah who am I kidding...hold me, dude!

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:07 pm

Oliver's Army wrote:
there is always warm domestic beer and fried cheese products.

rethink it.

thanks for reminding me of the important things in life, Ollie. Somehow the world looks a little brighter now.

Hang in there! Walker and Mabry will platoon @ 1st until D. Lee gets back in about 3 f'ing months. Maybe...just maybe we'll be able to hold our heads above water.

oh God! the horror, horror! NNNOOOOOO!

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The OFFICIAL 2006 Chicago Cubs Thread