Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Rest In Peace, Dustin Eglseder” Edition
Well, gang, the All-Star Break is over. Back to work for the boys in blue. Let’s finish this season up with some moxie, shall we?
- Wait, someone was laughing at Dempster before?
- You know what’d help this team? Playing in a place owned by a company that runs Orange Julius shops.
- The Cubs can’t stop hearing about this “curse” nonsense BECAUSE THE MEDIA WON’T STOP WRITING ABOUT IT. Seriously, do you think Jason Beck picked up ANY irony when he was writing the story about the Cubs being unable to avoid the curse?
- Check out the comments to this post. It won’t take you long. There were only 6 at the time of this writing. Who says Brewers fans aren’t classy?
- Yes, that MidgetFace Corey Hart and the overworked Edison Volquez helped ruin the Cubs’ opportunity to have home field advantage during their inevitable World Series, but at least the Cub pitching made the AL bats look foolish (or at least frightened).
- God help me, I’m sort of starting to like Ryan Dempster.
- Oddly enough, Kermit mentioned this very thing to Son of Jim Essian, Ned Ryerson, the other day. I have to admit, being able to rewatch some classic Mark Bellhorn at-bats at four in the morning would be pretty awesome.
- In case you weren’t aware that this team pretty much kicked ass in the first half, read this.
- Articles about how Jeter is overrated never fail to delight me.
- This team will drive you to an early one. Might as well embrace it. (thanks to the reader who sent me that link; not sure if you want me to use your name or not)
- That kid who was mercilessly attacked by Ted Lilly was released from the hospital.
- With a heavy heart, I have to report that the kid who made the Seventh-Inning Stretch Competition worthwhile finally succumbed to bone cancer. I mocked the competition as stupid and pointless until I saw this kid take the microphone and make the whole damn competition mean something. You made a great choice, Cubs organization. Rest in peace, Dustin.
On that note, make a conscious effort to kiss your loved ones this weekend. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that life is really too damn short to worry about a game.
-Sweet Uncle Lou
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Comments
Felix Heredia I am so glad I got to move away from Milwaukee. Intrepid crap like that everyday.
JackB That’s tough news to hear about Dustin. I loathed that competition, but the Cubs organization and fans finally did something right by choosing him as the fan to sing the stretch. Not only did he sing it pretty well, but he was full of enthusiasm in the booth with Len and Bob. He was a great example of a real Cub fan. Take that Marty Brenneman! Lights on for you at the Shooter’s Lounge, Dustin.
Andy If I had known the seventh inning stretch winner was going to die, I’d have voted for Vance.
(Ducks to avoid lightning.)
Pat May I suggest a warning when linking to a Mariotti article? Safari doesn’t give you a preview of the web address and I puked up my Cocoa Puffs when I saw his filthy mug.
Ron Santo What would we do without Brewers & Cardinals Fans? Why there would be no humor in my life!! I say we send a shipment of
Alcopoco Taco Pies to that lovely team in Milwaukee.
idigapony Great post kerm… err I mean Lou. And the Vance joke was seriouslly the funniest thing I have ever read. That is what life is all about. Getting dealt depressing news and finding some humor to deal with it. Good Stuff
BigFlax Apparently Brewers fans have decided to take the Sox fan approach - “Maybe if we’re as annoying as possible, we can become their biggest rivals!” Not happening, boys. Sorry.
St_Lousy_Sucks I heard about this on the radio the other day and thought it was pretty cool. Good for you Doug Glanville.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/opinion/17glanvillefans.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
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“Cubs fans hate Alfonso Soriano - was he nice too? Or was he selfish with poor plate discipline, which is what I hear from Cubs fans who really know that guy?”
Soriano: 15 BB’s in 212 at bats
Braun: 20 BB’s in 377 at bats