Best of Game Notes Vol. 7

As we wonder yet again how things could possibly get any worse, it’s time to face up to the conclusion that this isn’t a season with a low point. The season is the low point. I mean, swept by the Nationals? Come on. The Cubs continue to make bad pitching look good, and continue to swing with futility. Ramirez gets hot; Jones gets cold. In the meantime, the defense continues to fail to make plays. It’s just torturous, tedious, agonizing, excruciating -- pick your favorite adjective for -- bad baseball..



So we might as well sit down for another round of Game Notes. Sorry there’s only a few -- the games were a lot more frustrating than amusing, I’m afraid. Plus, there are just so many easy Greg Behrendt daytime TV jokes that I wouldn’t know where to start. You know, besides the fact that I'm just not that into him.

• The Aflac Trivia Question asks about Brewers’ All-Star Game RBIs, with the announcers citing a “long list of Brewers All Stars.” Yep -- one a year for a lot of years.
  
  
• What’s with the drunken Cubs fan calling the ump a ref, captured by microphone? He’s making us look bad. There has to be some sort of test that hecklers should have to pass. I would love to see an usher come by and say, “Sorry sir, you’re going to have to shut up until you complete your heckler certification.”
  
  
• As AWL sees the ticket sign advertisement, he asks, “9 packs huh? . . . Oh, that’s probably tickets.” [10 minutes later] “Cause dude, a 9 pack would be a good idea.”
  
  
• As Joe Morgan says, “The first thing you do at Wrigley Field is look at which way the wind is blowing.” AWL: “I get a beer.”
  
  
• Jon Miller has a theory that El Duque is struggling because he’s throwing to a catcher named Castro. You know, being Cuban and all. All I can say is wow. He’s one Hezbollah comment away from literally dropping my jaw.
  
  
• It’s almost 4 months into the season -- how does Sean Marshall still suck at bunting so bad? And why haven’t the Fire Dusty people pointed this out? I don’t think he could get a bunt down with a tennis racket.
  
  
• I can’t resist: Joe Morgan admits that he loves David Wright’s “good hand action.”
  
  
• Back to back jacks! Finally, Pat & Ron can say, “Yeee-esssss!”
  
  
• I’m just never going to be OK with Glendon Rusch being called the G-Unit.
  
  
• JRB: “now that the cubs have a third base coach opening i think i'll send my resume so i can watch the games and not have to do much other than stand around for the short time the cubs bat.”
  
  
• I can’t believe the Cubs/Nationals isn’t the FOX game of the week in Texas. . .
  
  
• Is anybody else digging the new Extra Innings splash screen and music? They totally switched it up from a video-game soundtrack style to a movie soundtrack style. And you know what kind of movies I’m talking about. . .
  
  
• You know what? Every time I see that woman put her hand on Dennis Rodman’s leg, I want to play at Golden Palace Dot Net. I’m just sayin.
  
  
• I can see the reasoning for why Pagan didn’t tag from third -- he was saving it for the Neifi three-run-homer. Awesome.
  
  
• Ramirez, Lee, Jones and Barrett are due up. . . If they can get 6 runs out of those 4 at bats I think they’ve got a chance.
  
  
• Let’s face it everybody -- this team is as bad as . . . screw it. I got nothing.