That was a hell of a hit by Rizzo.

Was that another 0-2 hit?  At least that one came on a pitch not in the strike zone.

Thatta kid May! Way to get out of that inning.

Who's this Bryant guy?

 

Looks like a bum.

Who's more deserving of an all star spot:

 

Ron Coomer in 1999

Omar Infante in 2015

Ron Coomer

 

Couple of reasons

 

1. He wasn't voted in... He was hand chosen.

2. He was a Twin

 

Who's this Bryant guy?

 

Looks like a bum.

Cubbie fans probably saying that about Buxton too

 

Was that another 0-2 hit?  At least that one came on a pitch not in the strike zone.

That was a pretty clear case of a hitter making good contact on a pitch he either should have missed or taken for a ball.

Not much of a swing. If I was a Cubs fan, I would be peeved.

 

Mr. Suzuki

Vroom Vroom

"Suzuki & the Marlboro Man" - Thanks for the inspiration!

 

 

Not much of a swing. If I was a Cubs fan, I would be peeved.

If I was a Cubs fan, I'd have probably stuck my head in oven about 40 years ago.

You should put down a (non refundable) deposit on travel accomodations to Cooperstown now.

 

I was at Cooperstown 16 days ago.

 

The scenery around Cooperstown was surprisingly beautiful.

Oh man, that pitch was a gimme, Byron.

 

Just foul.

Buxton now batting under a dollar 

Bert clowning on Dicks hometown.  Love it.

Oh, Byron.

 

Someday you'll learn to stay the hell away from that pitch.

 

I was at Cooperstown 16 days ago.

The scenery around Cooperstown was surprisingly beautiful.

 

Why was it surprising?

 

Why was it surprising?

Prolly the fact he was sober enough to remember it.

"Suzuki & the Marlboro Man" - Thanks for the inspiration!

 

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Can you put Ron Howard (Circa Happy Days) on the back of Kurt's Bike?

If I was a Cubs fan, I'd have probably stuck my head in oven about 40 years ago.

I've seen recipes asking me to stick my head in the oven.

 

They were in a recipe book I got from someone as a gift.

Why was it surprising?

I didn't know it would beautiful.

 

I thought it was west enough to be out of the Catskills or Adirondacks.

 

It was but it was still in foothills... Beautiful Lakes all around.

 

It was one of the prettier places on my road trip.

May's offspeed pitches are dead on today boys.

It was interesting to hear Bert call the fastball that scored the run. Nothing like proving the Bert might just know a bit about pitching and pitching strategy.

May's offspeed pitches are dead on today boys.

Bringin' out the kinda "Cub fans" i can enjoy...

Wow, May must have done something to piss off the baseball gods today. The balls that have gone for hits today are crazy.

 

I've seen recipes asking me to stick my head in the oven.

They were in a recipe book I got from someone as a gift.

Still waiting on the Thank You card, BTW.

Making up for the hard outs earlier.

Still waiting on the Thank You card, BTW.

Meep Meep

Making up for the hard outs earlier.

Justice!

Cubs' best hit ball of the inning is the one that goes for the inning ending DP. Gotta love baseball.

One of the commercials that's been running on the Cedar Rapids broadcast of this game has been for the Blind Pig - a bar in CR I haven't been to (or even heard of), as hard as that is for me to believe.