Macha crying

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=37303:date=May 11 2009, 09:17 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ May 11 2009, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Some Brewers d-bag is really giving me the business about this on BN.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Let's make him cry.

[Fella]

<!--quoteo(post=37277:date=May 11 2009, 04:08 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ May 11 2009, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->He's changed quite a bit in the last 2 years. He's been speaking what he really thinks much more, rather than dancing around the topic. He'll rip on players when they don't hustle or do something stupid like he did with Alf a lot last year. He also sounds much more like a Cubs fan, and his Dbacks manager/WS talk is rare these days.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yeah he really has, which is why he has grown on me a lot. I hated him the first year and didn't care for him much until the past couple years. Now he makes me smile and chuckle all the time and more than anything I think he has become a Cubs fan like you said. After watching this team every day over the past few years, he gets frustrated and happy right along with the fans.

I still think his little sayings and dumb jokes get old when he says them for the 100th time sometimes, but I really like him now.

[leonardsipes]

I always liked Brenly.

[Destined]

<!--quoteo(post=37311:date=May 11 2009, 07:50 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ May 11 2009, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I still think his little sayings and dumb jokes get old when he says them for the 100th time sometimes, but I really like him now.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Whirleybird
Humpback Liner
"Yes dear, you're right. I'm sorry"
Cement mixer slider
GIVE IT TO A KID!

[jeffy]

<!--quoteo(post=37327:date=May 12 2009, 12:00 AM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ May 12 2009, 12:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=37311:date=May 11 2009, 07:50 PM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ May 11 2009, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I still think his little sayings and dumb jokes get old when he says them for the 100th time sometimes, but I really like him now.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Whirleybird
Humpback Liner
"Yes dear, you're right. I'm sorry"
Cement mixer slider
GIVE IT TO A KID!
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Don't forget the buggywhips!

Yes, Bob can be pretty corny, but I think he's well aware of it, yet he doesn't really give a damn what people think, which makes me like him even more [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

[veryzer]

brenley is better than he used to be. still sucks though, just not as much.

[ruby23]

Anyone that's spent much time listening to other broadcasts knows that Bob and Len are about as good as they come in regards to current broadcast teams.

[cigar]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Commissioner's office to review Ryan Dempster-Ryan Braun at-bat
Cubs don't expect pitcher to be penalized

By Paul Sullivan | Tribune reporter

The Cubs didn't put up much of a fight when an up-and-in pitch by Ryan Dempster was ruled to have grazed Ryan Braun's helmet instead of his bat during the fifth inning of Saturday night's game at Miller Park.

But they're expected to put up a big fight if Major League Baseball decides to penalize Dempster for the incident.

MLB sources said the commissioner's office will review the Dempster-Braun at-bat after Milwaukee manager Ken Macha accused Dempster of throwing at Braun's head.

Umpire Jerry Crawford, who ruled the pitch hit Braun, issued no warning afterward. And he didn't issue one after Ryan Theriot was hit later in the game. But Macha told reporters on Saturday that MLB disciplinarian Bob Watson should investigate the situation.

"The league frowns on people throwing at people's heads," Macha said. "I don't know if Bob Watson has looked at it or not. But I don't think that's a good idea, throwing at people's heads."

Dempster wasn't asked about the pitch after the game or the following day. Braun told Brewers.com he didn't think the pitch was intentional, though Braun stared at Dempster as he rounded the bases after homering in his next at-bat.

"If they threw at my head, I wouldn't be happy about it," Macha said, defending Braun's stare-down.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was unavailable for comment.

Club sources said the team is confident MLB won't act, noting Dempster's solid reputation and the fact he slipped while making the pitch that sailed toward Braun's head as Braun squared to bunt.

A fine is a possibility, though a suspension is unlikely.

Braun's over-the-top celebrations have rubbed some opponents the wrong way. He had a prior incident this month with Pittsburgh after being drilled in the back by Jeff Karstens, who was later fined.

The Cubs and Brewers had similar allegations of headhunting last year when former Cubs center fielder Jim Edmonds suggested former Brewers manager Ned Yost ordered Eric Gagne to throw at his head during a game in which Edmonds homered twice. Gagne was ejected, and the Brewers' next pitcher, Seth McClung, buzzed the head of Geovany Soto on the first pitch.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[Destined]

Maybe Dempster will get hit with a $750 fine like Bobby Jenks [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/jerkit.gif[/img]

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=37341:date=May 12 2009, 08:05 AM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 12 2009, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Anyone that's spent much time listening to other broadcasts knows that Bob and Len are about as good as they come in regards to current broadcast teams.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sadly, that's very true. The only broadcaster still around these days that is head and shoulders above the rest is Vin Scully. As far as duos go, Len and Bob are in the top 5 for sure. The state of baseball broadcasting is at an all-time low.

[Destined]

<!--quoteo(post=37414:date=May 12 2009, 04:59 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ May 12 2009, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=37341:date=May 12 2009, 08:05 AM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 12 2009, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Anyone that's spent much time listening to other broadcasts knows that Bob and Len are about as good as they come in regards to current broadcast teams.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sadly, that's very true. The only broadcaster still around these days that is head and shoulders above the rest is Vin Scully. As far as duos go, Len and Bob are in the top 5 for sure. The state of baseball broadcasting is at an all-time low.
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Goes for all sports too. Especially hockey and soccer. All the big time guys have gone to basketball and football, because those tend to be the network gigs, and that's where the money is. Look at Buck's slow withdrawal from $t. Louis.

[Destined]

<!--quoteo(post=37415:date=May 12 2009, 05:04 PM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ May 12 2009, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=37414:date=May 12 2009, 04:59 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ May 12 2009, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=37341:date=May 12 2009, 08:05 AM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 12 2009, 08:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Anyone that's spent much time listening to other broadcasts knows that Bob and Len are about as good as they come in regards to current broadcast teams.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sadly, that's very true. The only broadcaster still around these days that is head and shoulders above the rest is Vin Scully. As far as duos go, Len and Bob are in the top 5 for sure. The state of baseball broadcasting is at an all-time low.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Goes for all sports too. Especially hockey and soccer. All the big time guys have gone to basketball and football, because those tend to be the network gigs, and that's where the money is. Look at Buck's slow withdrawal from $t. Louis.
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After reading that...looked like I was saying Buck was good...

Obviously not the case, I'm just pointing out the flight for money.