It's getting to be shopping crunch time, with Hanukkah's first night tonight, and Christmas coming up on Thursday.
So I'm going to open this up to all of you. If you were going to buy a gift for the guys on our favorite team, what would you get?
Try to keep it sort of baseball related. Oh, and clean. Here, I'll start. For Kosuke Fukudome, a high-end webcam system so he can keep in touch with his family in Japan. Maybe that'll make him less homesick and he can focus more on hitting. (Maybe we should also get him a corkscrew, so he can unscrew himself from the ground after one of his K's.)
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a mini-trampoline for Soriano
so he can get all the hopping out of his system before the game…
ballhawk - December 21, 2008
Maybe Gathright can use it to hop over him!
Al Yellon - December 21, 2008
For all the Cubs, I give them a gift of a spatula
…to scrape up my heart off the ground after they’ve finished stomping on it again in 2009…
…sigh…
Why do I give them my heart every year? Because I’m a Cubs fan.
As Rocky said to Bullwinkle: “This time for SURE”!
CUBS WIN IN 2009!
Zeke - December 21, 2008
For Soriano
endless hours of family fun!
Goodie1969 - December 21, 2008
For Ryan Theriot
A nice heaping service of homestyle grits.
Brett Taylor - December 21, 2008
with a side of "Power to the Gaps"
digitalbenjamin - December 22, 2008
And a glass of "range to the right"
Tate491 - December 22, 2008
And a dose of "baserunning skill"
willie mays hayes' gloves - December 22, 2008
And when he's finished, all that will be left are...
… scraps.
Al Yellon - December 22, 2008
For Geo Soto
a sprig of mistletoe ;-)
Emelie - December 21, 2008
hee :D
sue369 - December 21, 2008
love it
Madison Cub Fan - December 21, 2008
For Jason Marquis
A new home in a new city.
The Original Dave - December 21, 2008
For Lou,
a left handed bat.
znohitter - December 21, 2008
:)
Very good
leothelip - December 21, 2008
For Marmol
An extra arm just in case his stops working
NIUcubbie - December 21, 2008
For Ted Lilly...
one game where Lou bats him 8th…
ballhawk - December 21, 2008
Or first!
Al Yellon - December 21, 2008
A heater
To help their bats from going cold in the post season
cubswynn - December 21, 2008
For DLee
a new powerful bat to hit lots of homeruns this next season.
sue369 - December 21, 2008
Rich Hill
A GPS system for his arm to locate the strike zone
Chanman25 - December 21, 2008
:-) good one
sue369 - December 21, 2008
For The Hawk
A plaque in the Hall of Fame (wearing a Cubs hat of course.)
Mordecai - December 21, 2008
This is for Derrek Lee
lexmarklover - December 21, 2008
I thought KF's family moved to Chicago midseason?
Bildo1805 - December 21, 2008
No, they were in town for about a month...
… then they went back to Japan.
Al Yellon - December 21, 2008
For Ryan Dempster
an automatic rotating glove.
ambrosiadreams - December 21, 2008
For the entire Cubs bullpen
Another pink backpack to give to Kerry Wood the first time he has to walk to the opposing team’s bullpen in an Indians uniform
MissouriKev - December 21, 2008
For Lou
A nice new, slow. gas guzzling car WITHOUT GPS , a lot of outdated maps in the glove compartment and an
overwhelming desire to drive to all road trips on his own ( more time to think about how many players he can use in one inning). The more games he manages to miss, the better off for everyone.
Doggie Stalker - December 21, 2008
For Kevin Gregg
throw strikes, keep the ball in the park, ERA in the 2.00’s an uglier glasses.
Grockcubs - December 21, 2008
For Ron Santo
A recount after tossing out a few ballots, and the knowledge that his toupee will be never again eaten by the ventilation system at Shea Stadium.
znohitter - December 21, 2008
For Reed Johnson
a cap with the bill folded up in honor of his catch in Washington.
ambrosiadreams - December 21, 2008
one of my fav. moments from 2008
digitalbenjamin - December 22, 2008
mine too
sue369 - December 22, 2008
+1
Al Yellon - December 22, 2008
For the former Cub who has everything....
A pair of rubber gloves for Cesar Izturis…
10 14 23 26 - December 21, 2008
For Ramirez
For Ramirez some brains for the Chicago writers who are trying to run him out of town.
puckishcubsfan - December 21, 2008
For Big Z...
a couple of Gatorade coolers that he can smash BEFORE every game to get his anger out
cubswgnrocks - December 21, 2008
And...
a drywall repair kit for the wall near the steps in the Cubs clubhouse!
queenmamarah1 - December 22, 2008
For Mark Derosa
a Catcher’s Mitt to complete his collection…
For DLee…
A Few more seeing eye singles and few more fly balls.
For Geo …
Some Sticky Gloves
For Reed Johnson…
An 09 Playoff AB…
And last but not least…
A Candian Free Disabled List in 09…
TheRiot Police - December 21, 2008
haha
I like the sticky gloves for Geo!
ambrosiadreams - December 21, 2008
i'd get Soriano
one of those alerts that go on cars when you’re about to hit something. this would come in handy for when he goes back on balls towards the wall
DartmouthCubsFan - December 21, 2008
I would get Lou hooked up with the Kerry Wood diet
I’m a little worried about his health and the strength of those jersey buttons…….
Tate491 - December 21, 2008
+1
Emelie - December 22, 2008
Felix Pie gets...
a tennis racket for when he hits against lefties.
(or maybe just 100 ABs next year)
tibbelkrunk - December 21, 2008
Marquis gets..
a nice all expense paid trip to retirement hall.
Soriano gets…
a nice all expense paid trip back to his roots as a DH… aka a Yankee uniform.
Felix Pie gets…
a nice all expense paid CHANCE TO F’ING PLAY AS THE STARTER IN CENTER FIELD.
Mike Fontenot gets…
a nice all expense paid trip around the bases MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK.
Ramirez gets…
a .400 BA in the first round of the playoffs
DLee gets….
a home run every other at bat
Kosuke gets…
the right field starting job… with Adam Dunn in left.
Gio Soto gets…
a round trip all expense paid trip to the World Series with NL MVP award.
Marmol gets…
the all time saves record for a single season
Dempster and Zambrano get…
a nice round trip all expense paid to location of their choice AFTER winning the first ever joint NL Cy Young award by two team mates.
Kevin Gregg gets…
a nice all expense paid trip back to Florida to be their closer.
DvdD - December 22, 2008
For Ron Santo
A car ride around Wrigley holding a much deserved Hall of Fame Plaque!
jtsurf - December 22, 2008
For the fans
I’ll settle for the NL pennant this year…..
Jettero2112 - December 22, 2008
For Cedeno....
Some magic Onedec pills.
deadcatbounce - December 22, 2008
For Z and Lou
a gift certificate to Office Depot to buy a fancy gel pad to rest his wrists on while typing all those emails.
Lou gets speech lessons so he doesn’t say uh, uh, uh,uh so much and smack his lips in post game interviews and can pronounce more names correctly.
mrcubsfan - December 22, 2008
For Lou
A WiiFit.
willie mays hayes' gloves - December 22, 2008
For Ted Lilly
his favorite game…
Bill Potter - December 22, 2008
For Cedeno
digitalbenjamin - December 22, 2008
you could give that both Theriot also
Madison Cub Fan - December 22, 2008
For DeRo
His own restaurant chain:
digitalbenjamin - December 22, 2008
Irony....
In retrospect, his Cubs career does mimmick the many roles the chicken stars in at the buffet line. From the fried chicken wing to the chicken salad to the chicken strips to the baked chicken breast, the chicken does it all and with little fan fair. Does the chicken drawn in the crowd?. No, the crowd comes for the Prime Rib, the soft serve ice cream, the sliced roast beef, the pulled pork, the bread pudding. Does the chicken complain. Never. He merely steps up when it matters most. When situations dictate that his services are needed, the chicken is ready. When the buffet’s precious meats and cheeses are unavailable, the chicken is ready. When bridging the gap between the lunch crowd and the senior citizen dinner crowd, the chicken is ready.
Mark Derosa…you are our Chicken!!!!
TheRiot Police - December 22, 2008
i'm a little disturbed...
that you are so familiar with their menu. None the less, a beautiful ode to DeRosa.
digitalbenjamin - December 23, 2008
For Felix Pie...
comfortable shoes for the track meet in CF if JH signs Adam Dunn.
bowa41 - December 22, 2008
For Al and the rest of the bleacher bums...
A Woo-Free 2009!
ballhawk - December 23, 2008
I happily accept!
Al Yellon - December 23, 2008
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