Baseball thread No. 7: Somebody slip the pinstripers a Mickey

Was reverted immediately for vandalism.

The rest of it was not reverted, although it too is surely vandalism.

 

If Lou doesn't channel Hal MacRae after tonight it's never going to happen.

 

There right now:

He Is one of the worst closers in Cubs history and wets his bed nightly and he is currently on his period.

Tebow almighty, did that make me laugh.

 

Fixed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Gregg

No automatic picture, but a nice link for his picture instead. ;D

 

He also molests collies.

 

Alex Rios: At Least He's Not Kevin Gregg

 

And is about to be DFA'd

 

On a planet where Mel Rojas was once the Cubs' closer, that can't be true. Rojas never will be topped.

 

Mel Rojas can't carry Kevin Gregg's totally unnecessary jock.

EDIT: Looks like the wikipedia guys are going to be busy all night.

 

Bob Scanlan? Terry Adams? Rick Aguilera? LaTroy Hawkins?

C'mon, A_QB. Work with me here.

 

Bunch of fucking amateurs.

 

Gregg finally loses his job:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-18-cubs-padres-chicago-aug18,0,2154939.story

SAN DIEGO - Lou Piniella has finally seen enough.

After Kevin Gregg gave up four two-out runs in the ninth inning in a 4-1 loss to the Padres on Monday night, Piniella said he plans on removing Gregg from the closer's role.

"I think we're going to make some changes as far as what we're going to do in late innings," Piniella said. "We'll have some more tomorrow."

Piniella didn't say who would be his new closer, though Carlos Marmol and Angel Guzman are considered the likeliest candidates.

Gregg blew his sixth save of the year and third in August, giving up a tying double to Chase Headley, and, after an intentional walk, a three-run homer to Kyle Banks. It was about as tough a loss as the Cubs have suffered.