Recent content by wpr

Oh no. I forgot to vote the past few days. Sorry.

Me too. She is very cute. Nearly as cute as my babies. ;) But mine ain't little any more so she wins. Is this a vote a day contest?

Your wish has been granted. ESPN play by play tracker: Báez hit for Torres Báez singled to center. Pitch Type MPH 1 Single Sinker 93 Báez stole second. Cincinnati Reds challenged: call on the field was upheld.

https://www.mlb.com/news/joshua-baez-mlb-debut-three-homers-stats-facts

I respect that. I sure hope you are wrong but I respect your comment.

Kevin Costner in For Love of The Game. Yankee fans standing and applauding. It makes the movie.

He may strike out the next 30 AB but he will always have Saturday @ Wrigley.

I was on the road. I could only get the Cubs announcers. The broadcast cleared up in the top of the 6th. They were gushing and giving him his flowers all the rest of the game. I could hear the crowd cheering after his final AB. Was it praising him or happy that he made an out? Jack Buck would...

I can't speak about the players selected this year but I do believe many organizations draft a talented High School SS and then move them to other positions in the minors. A lot of times the SS is the most athletic player on a HS team.

Take care and get better. Illinois has a championship coming. We want you at your best.

I'm sure he will walk the whole way.

My guess is the front office figures keeping them in the division by sending them to Milwaukee hurts the Cubs chances of making a late season run for the divisional title. Who knows. Maybe they simply offered the best in return and as you said it's a short term rental.

The new toy is always the prettiest.