Comments on: The Muskbox Gets Its Own Mascot

By: aaron b

aaron b — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:18:29 +0000

Fontenot/Baker/Theriot platoon at 2nd

JJ Hardy at SS

By: BBM

BBM — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:50:21 +0000

I’m sure the heilman question was posted by either someone in his family or his best friend. No one admits to growing up in logansport.

By: Jarritos

Jarritos — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:07:34 +0000

Reducing Chip Caray to a Wrigley mascot who comes out of a tree maybe twice a year is not only a great idea, it is a crowing human achievement.

By: psychoch

psychoch — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:18:27 +0000

Originally Posted By ArcturusI like Baker and I think he should definitely merits an invite to Spring Training. Not sure he should be the everyday 2nd baseman though.

Great point about Baker. Cubs fans love to fall in love with mediocre players based on scant evidence of a few good games. The list is endless--Fontenot, Hoffpauir, Bobby Scales, even Theriot recently. If you go back to my youth in the '70s, they fell in love with the likes of Mick Kelleher and Carmen Fanzone and his lousy trumpet. They all play well in short bursts, but in the long run, they all suck. Let's get a real second baseman.

By: Bort

Bort — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:07:57 +0000

Or maybe if they start growing a tree in right field now it will be ready for Opening Day at Wrigley Field. They can even put a jersey and a glove on it. Whenever it makes a play, we can have Chip Caray pop out of a little knothole in the tree and yell, �That was TREEmendous!�

This made me laugh a lot.

By: Arcturus

Arcturus — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:09:52 +0000

I like Baker and I think he should definitely merits an invite to Spring Training. Not sure he should be the everyday 2nd baseman though. I think he’d make a helluva solid bench guy, because he can play multiple positions. The Cubs need to press hard for Chone Figgins and if they can’t sign him, I’d look at short term deals for Orlando Hudson or Placido Polanco. If the Cubs sign either of the latter, the Cubs will need a guy like Baker to spell them at second or replace them if they were to suffer an injury.

What really sucks is that the Rockies may consider trading Brad Hawpe this offseason due to their crammed outfield. He fits the bill of the left-handed bat Pinella and Hendry were seeking last year. He hit .283 in ’08 and .285 in ’09, with 23 homeruns both years. Plus he broke Mark Prior’s arm, and he’s white so the ‘racist’ Cub fans should like him. With the Bradley fiasco in the way, and the Cubs’ shitty farm system, I doubt the Cubs could make a good enough offer to the Rockies for Hawpe.

By: LincolnT

LincolnT — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:24:03 +0000

Is it just me, or were people saying the same thing about Fontenot at the end of last season as they are about Baker now? “He batted .305 in 69 games with the Cubs, so lets make him next years starting second baseman…” Uggh. That just doesn’t sit that well anymore.

By: JerBear50

JerBear50 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:36:53 +0000

I’m sitting at work sicker than hell, and I nearly sprayed my desk with snot laughing at the tree/Chip Carey thing. Laugh was much appreciated, though I’m not sure my relief will feel the same.

By: Bad Kermit

Bad Kermit — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:49:48 +0000

@CactusMcHarris - Huh? That looks nothing like a marmot. Marmots look like fat squirrels, and they certainly don't have rat tails.

By: CactusMcHarris

CactusMcHarris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:52 +0000

I know muskrats, and that doesn’t look to be one – it’s looking more like a marmot.