#Believeland

[Don Quixote]

:cool:

[dando]

:cool:

Meh. Get yer couch ready. :gomer: :D If the Bums manage to do the unpossible, we're gonna have words. :p

[Gnam]

Rick Vaughn haircuts for the whole family? :thumbup:

https://s21.postimg.org/bnk4gwc4n/image.jpg

[dando]

Wild Thing!

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17845705/actor-charlie-sheen-play-wild-thing-major-league-offers-throw-ceremonial-first-pitch-world-series

[dando]

Wild Thing will have to stay in the bullpen during the World Series.

Bummer. :(

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17849635/charlie-sheen-wild-thing-throw-ceremonial-first-pitch-world-series

[dando]

Of goats and hoops....quite the day in #believeland.


http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/10/indians_fan_brings_goats_to_pr.html

:gomer:

Side note...Kylie is giving his ring to his father after being presented with it. His mother passed when he was 4, and he was raised by his father, who played some professionally in Oz.

[dando]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsSeULiElrc

For Donkey... :)

[Gnam]

Petition calls for Bob Uecker to replace Joe Buck for World Series broadcast

An online petition is calling for Bob Uecker to replace Joe Buck as one of FOX's announcers for the World Series broadcast between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs.

Uecker played an Indians announcer in the 1989 film "Major League" in which the Indians win the American League pennant. In real life, he serves as the longtime voice of the Milwaukee Brewers.

http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/10/24/
:thumbup:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdv2Wp9MzY0

gratuitous Norm MacDonald story


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiooeRAdcjU

[dando]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7dG5HCKeWA

:)

[SteveH]

ahem....

http://i.imgur.com/xzwj6Jr.jpg

And so it shall be.

[TravelGal]

ahem....

http://i.imgur.com/xzwj6Jr.jpg

And so it shall be.

I sure hope so but once Miller gets on the mound, my mouth goes dry and so do opposing batters.

[dando]

I sure hope so but once Miller gets on the mound, my mouth goes dry and so do opposing batters.

BTW, it's 'the bump', and much to WB's chagrin, we're talking baseball. :gomer: ;)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04KQydlJ-qc

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Field-of-Dreams-Farmhouse_Bay-Area-398370161.html

:) :thumbup:

BTW, Yogi, Jackie was safe. :-)

EDIT: Somewhere around this mess of a homestead I have a replica of Ebbets Field.

900

[EDwardo]

As a KC Royals fan, baseball is dead to me right now. :p

[Napoleon]

GO TRIBE!!!! The mood is great here with the Tribe taking game 1 while right next door the Cavs opened their season with the lifting of the championship banner into the rafters and a victory as well.

As for the below, the best thing about it is that when they come running out of the building at the end of their work day literally I use to work in that building (the Halle Building) and would use that door to exit it to get to my car at the end of the day.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsSeULiElrc

For Donkey... :)

[Napoleon]

GO TRIBE!

[Gnam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoEMzuU4fhA

[dando]

Gotcha one better....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1nBXDtdGGU

Maybe 2..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUMMwg1WOec

:D

[Napoleon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoEMzuU4fhA

Was that with Joe Walsh of the James Gang from Kent State University?

[Napoleon]

Dando,

Hanks has always been a Cleveland supporter (in general) because of his career start here. Maybe 6 months ago there were reports of him and a friend just hanging out in town and showing up at some party and some pizza shop, etc.

[SteveH]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161102/caf9fb99c3b89f4a02e6dfe8ff843384.jpg

[Gnam]

Was that with Joe Walsh of the James Gang from Kent State University?
That is correct.

It's a modified cover of an old song by The Animals. I like the Cleveland version better.

http://youtu.be/8hv0M5etXFA

[Napoleon]

Damn Cubs fans at dinner last night celebrating their victory. One of those Cubbie vandels ran one of those W flags up the flag poll at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[Napoleon]

903

[dando]

Let's hope Kluber + Miller + Allen puts an end to that shizz tonight. And that Don Q. can finally set the couch on his front lawn on fire. :gomer: ;)

[G.]

Cleveland has fans?
:confused:



Go Cubs!

[EDwardo]

Was that with Joe Walsh of the James Gang from Kent State University?

Walsh actually is a long time guitarist with The Eagles.

Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, vocals (1975–1980, 1994–2016) From Wikipedia

[EDwardo]

Cleveland has fans?
:confused:
Go Cubs!


Cleveland was drawing 13,000 to 14,000 to home games in September before their "fans" started falling all over themselves rushing the bandwagon. The had a larger season attendance in 2012 when they finished 68-94.
2016 attendance 1,591,667
2012 attendance 1,603,596
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml


"the Tribe placed third-lowest in all of Major League Baseball in attendance (in 2016), ahead of only the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics. Both Tampa and Oakland are infamous for having among the worst stadiums in baseball, so it’s not exactly the kind of company Cleveland wants to be keeping."
https://wahoosonfirst.com/2016/09/27/cleveland-indians-2016-attendance-figures/

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Napoleon]

Walsh actually is a long time guitarist with The Eagles.

Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, vocals (1975–1980, 1994–2016) From Wikipedia

I KNOW THAT! But Wikipedia also says: "In the mid-1960s, after attending Kent State University, Walsh played with several local Ohio-based bands before reaching a national audience as a member of the James Gang, whose hit song "Funk #49" highlighted Walsh's skill as both a guitarist and vocalist."

Do you think he would have been on the Drew Carey show but for the fact he was at KSU and played with a Cleveland area band, the James Gang?

[Napoleon]

"the Tribe placed third-lowest in all of Major League Baseball in attendance (in 2016), ahead of only the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics. Both Tampa and Oakland are infamous for having among the worst stadiums in baseball, so it’s not exactly the kind of company Cleveland wants to be keeping."
https://wahoosonfirst.com/2016/09/27/cleveland-indians-2016-attendance-figures/

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

No so much as a defense but more as an explanation, the 2 or 3 years before this year there was a lot of hype about how good the teams were then right out of the box they sucked in April. To the extent they had what you could call a decent season they made it up later in the year. I think there was a distinct feeling of here we go again this year, except they didn't sink themselves early in the year and by the time everyone thought they may be the real deal it was pretty late in the season.

[EDwardo]

I KNOW THAT! But Wikipedia also says: "In the mid-1960s, after attending Kent State University, Walsh played with several local Ohio-based bands before reaching a national audience as a member of the James Gang, whose hit song "Funk #49" highlighted Walsh's skill as both a guitarist and vocalist."

Do you think he would have been on the Drew Carey show but for the fact he was at KSU and played with a Cleveland area band, the James Gang?

I loved the James Gang when I was in high school. I always thought the Walsh was the James Gang during his tenure. That was certainly the period that the band enjoyed its' most success. I never knew the band was from Cleveland. With the Cleveland connection it certainly explains his appearance on Drews' show. I learn something every day.

[Napoleon]

WTF Indians!?


I loved the James Gang when I was in high school. I always thought the Walsh was the James Gang during his tenure. That was certainly the period that the band enjoyed its' most success. I never knew the band was from Cleveland. With the Cleveland connection it certainly explains his appearance on Drews' show. I learn something every day.

Yep, Walsh is always claimed as a local as a result of James Gang connection.

GO TRIBE!

[dando]

I have 14 goats, a couch, and a Bartman Ball on my lawn, BTW.

[EDwardo]

3 games to 1 lead. Last 2 games at home.


905

Maybe next year. Oh wait. The Royals took a year off to rest and reload. :)

[SteveH]

Epic series. Epic game 7. Too bad any team had to lose.

I didn't know postseason baseball would be so stressful. Guess I need more practice.

Congrats to the Indians and their fans. This one could have gone anyway.

[Gnam]

http://youtu.be/Plso_X1g9vc

[TravelGal]

Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :D

[dando]

Sucks that Donkey has to leave that couch out on the front lawn until 11/26. :gomer: :D

[chop456]

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1908/10/15/page/1/article/cubs-supreme-in-baseball-world

[dando]

Goatbusters.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-cubs-bury-curse-first-world-series-title-108-years-n677091

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[Napoleon]

:(

Congrats Cubbies - You earned that championship.

[Napoleon]

http://www.theonion.com/article/millions-drunk-cubs-fans-rioting-heaven-following--54580

[chop456]

Goatbusters.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-cubs-bury-curse-first-world-series-title-108-years-n677091

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The Billy Goat's last remaining satellite location is closing after losing their lease. Must be cursed. :gomer:

[Napoleon]

906

[Insomniac]

Congratulations Cubs fans! Glad some Theo Epstein magic rubbed off there to end that suffering.

[chop456]

I'll bet ya' a dollar this starts making the rounds again.

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/armchair-new/images/b/b9/Ozzie-guillen-choke.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100906165748


Oops.

[EDwardo]

Cleveland fans, I feel your pain. In 2014 the Royals made it to game 7 after a 30 year drought before losing a squeaker. They came back the next year and won so there's always hope. The Indians had a great season so congratulations for being American league champions.

[Napoleon]

Both teams scored 27 runs cumulatively over the 7 games (fun fact, the Cleveland Cavs and GSW were tied over 7 games at 699 and 699 when the Cavs scored 4 points at the end of game 7 of the NBA championship where they came back from being down 3-1)

[TKGAngel]

70% of all the TVs in Cleveland and Chicago were tuned to the game.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/11/03/world-series-tv-television-ratings-chicago-cubs-cleveland-indians/93231896/

[WickerBill]

26.4 rating, 40 share. Enormous.


No voice today, screaming for 4+ hours.... way to GO CUBS GO!

[dando]

Maybe next year. Oh wait. The Royals took a year off to rest and reload. :)

Uh, The Royals took like 30 odd years off to reload. #pinetar :gomer:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgD5p1XiVT0

[chop456]

Steve Goodman is smiling.


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[gerhard911]

[QUOTE=chop456;338533]Steve Goodman is smiling.

Precisely why I was rooting for the Cubbies!

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[SteveH]

For those of you not familiar with the above, he had been diagnosed with leukemia at the time he wrote that song. It can now be retired.

Here is the background.

As Cubs Won World Series, Folksinger Steve Goodman’s Ashes Danced in Wrigley (http://forward.com/news/national/353124/as-cubs-won-world-series-folksinger-steve-goodmans-ashes-danced-in-wrigley/)

Go Cubs Go!

[SteveH]

sorry for the threadjack, but this will be the last....

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[dando]

sorry for the threadjack, but this will be the last....

nApTGkLd2hs

For like 108 years. :gomer:

[gerhard911]

For those of you not familiar with the above, he had been diagnosed with leukemia at the time he wrote that song. It can now be retired.

Here is the background.

As Cubs Won World Series, Folksinger Steve Goodman’s Ashes Danced in Wrigley (http://forward.com/news/national/353124/as-cubs-won-world-series-folksinger-steve-goodmans-ashes-danced-in-wrigley/)

Go Cubs Go!

Yep, doormat no longer. Perhaps replaced by the Redlegs ?

[Napoleon]

sorry for the threadjack

That is not a threadjack. This is, basically, a 2016 world series thread.

[SteveH]

I honestly think that if it weren't for the rain delay the outcome would have been entirely different. It killed the Indian's momentum and allowed the Cubs the opportunity to regroup and focus on what had to be done. There was a players only meeting lead by Jason Heyward during the delay.

[chop456]

There was a players only meeting lead by Jason Heyward during the delay.

I hope he offered to divy up the proceeds of his massively oversized contract if they won. :gomer:

Just two of the players with a regular season BA better than Heyward: Arrieta and Hammel. :laugh:

[EDwardo]

[QUOTE=dando;338532]Uh, The Royals took like 30 odd years off to reload. #pinetar :gomer:

Correction. The Royals made it to game 7 of the 2014 World Series before encountering other worldly Bumgarter and lost.
Forward to 2015 (the next calendar year). The Royals defeat the NY Muts and are crowned World Series champions. The year off in question to reload was 2016.

So, let's review. Since their last WS victory in 1948, Cleveland has appeared in 4 WS and have an 0-4 record. The Royals, on the other hand, have appeared in 4 WS since 1980 and are 2-2. I'm savoring those two World Championships. Cleveland goes home a loser again. Any questions? See you in 2017. :-)

[Napoleon]

I honestly think that if it weren't for the rain delay the outcome would have been entirely different.

Someone I work with who was at the game is totally convinced of that.

[WickerBill]

"Rain ends drought"

[SteveH]

Spot on user review of the soon to be released MLB World Series DVD
https://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Cubs-2016-World-Collectors/dp/B01LRCDYM0/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&ref_=aw_cr_t_movies-tv




3.0 out of 5 stars
Yeah, right! By Christopher Petersen on November 3, 2016
Format: Blu-ray
I just saw this last night, and I have to say it felt a little contrived for my tastes. I mean, you're telling me the championship of a major sport would come down to a winner-take-all game between the two teams with the longest championship droughts in the league? And wouldn't you know it, one team jumps out to a big lead in that final game only to have the other team tie it up on a home run off the free-agent pitcher who can throw faster than 100 mph! And as if that wasn't enough, they tack on a rain delay to manufacture even more tension. I won't spoil the ending for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, but needless to say everything gets tied up in a cute little bow at the end, just as you would expect it to. Although the storyline felt kind of hacky at times, and overly schmaltzy to boot, what carries "World Series 2016" is the performances. "WS 2016" is filled with indelible characters who you can't help but root for. There's Francisco Lindor as the scrappy shortstop, Corey Kluber as the phenom pitcher trying to ride his fortune into one last big score, Anthony Rizzo as the big goofy puppy dog of a kid, John Lackey as the hot-tempered veteran, and Kyle Schwarber as the young prospect trying to come back from a devastating injury. And although I thought they were a little too cute at times, you might enjoy the lineup of cameos from John Cusack, Eddie Vedder, LeBron James, and, naturally, Bill Murray. All in all, "World Series 2016" continues the tradition of sequels throwing everything including the kitchen sink at the viewer and although the results are entertaining, it leaves you wondering what they'll try to do to top it next time.

:rofl:

[Napoleon]

^^^

:rofl:

In case anyone is wondering Steve Bartman is not going to the Cubs parade. (http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/steve-bartman-not-going-to-chicago-cubs-world-series-parade-w448602)

Best line out of that piece "It will be the greatest parade in the city's history since Ferris Bueller hijacked a float to sing "Twist and Shout . . . ."

[dando]

Scenes from Chitown today...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81ZtmBAA_NE

[SteveH]

An estimated 5 million at the parade and rally today. Twice the city's population. :eek:

[Napoleon]

^^^

I saw posted on line yesterday a photo someone had taken of the late sign in book yesterday morning at some grade school in Chicagoland and the reason given for the kid being late in entry after entry was "Cubs".

[cameraman]

An estimated 5 million at the parade and rally today. Twice the city's population. :eek:

Yeah that isn't possible of you do the math.
Say each person is 2.5 sqft (which is crush hazard, mosh pit density)
Dense real world crowds are usually calculated at 4.5 sqft/person (9680/acre)
The 2.5 sqft number is 17,400 people per acre.
5,000,000 people would be 287 acres at a near crushing density
Make your crowd 40' thick, an acre is a linear >1000 feet of crowd, 500' for both sides of the street
So 5 million people would be a solid, crushed together crowd 40' deep on both sides of the street for >27 miles.
Make it 80' on both sides of the street and you get >13 miles but the roads aren't nearly that wide.
The parade was 7 miles long.
Even with crowds at either end 5,000,000 people didn't happen.

[dando]

Yeah that isn't possible of you do the math.
Say each person is 2.5 sqft (which is crush hazard, mosh pit density)
Dense real world crowds are usually calculated at 4.5 sqft/person (9680/acre)
The 2.5 sqft number is 17,400 people per acre.
5,000,000 people would be 287 acres at a near crushing density
Make your crowd 40' thick, an acre is a linear >1000 feet of crowd, 500' for both sides of the street
So 5 million people would be a solid, crushed together crowd 40' deep on both sides of the street for >27 miles.
Make it 80' on both sides of the street and you get >13 miles but the roads aren't nearly that wide.
The parade was 7 miles long.
Even with crowds at either end 5,000,000 people didn't happen.


You didn't include the chaps in bars drinking Old Style. ;)

[dando]

Ruh roh...

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17971657/lebron-james-don-chicago-cubs-uniform-bet-dwyane-wade

:gomer:

[SteveH]

Yeah that isn't possible of you do the math.
Say each person is 2.5 sqft (which is crush hazard, mosh pit density)
Dense real world crowds are usually calculated at 4.5 sqft/person (9680/acre)
The 2.5 sqft number is 17,400 people per acre.
5,000,000 people would be 287 acres at a near crushing density
Make your crowd 40' thick, an acre is a linear >1000 feet of crowd, 500' for both sides of the street
So 5 million people would be a solid, crushed together crowd 40' deep on both sides of the street for >27 miles.
Make it 80' on both sides of the street and you get >13 miles but the roads aren't nearly that wide.
The parade was 7 miles long.
Even with crowds at either end 5,000,000 people didn't happen.

I think the estimate is a little generous. However Chicago schools were out today. Largest ridership for Chicago public trans ever and then there's this.

The second city is actually the seventh city.....
Report: Cubs World Series Celebration Draws 7th Largest Gathering In Human History
http://thespun.com/more/cubs-world-series-celebration-crowd

[SteveH]

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[EDwardo]

Even with crowds at either end 5,000,000 people didn't happen.

Chicago? We all know that most of the people in the crowd were there 2 or 3 times.......... :D

[SteveH]

Chicago? We all know that most of the people in the crowd were there 2 or 3 times.......... :D

And more than a few were dead! :D

[TravelGal]

Chicago? We all know that most of the people in the crowd were there 2 or 3 times.......... :D





And more than a few were dead! :D

And they came early and often. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[KaBoom21]

Cub power!

http://chicagofanatics.com/download/file.php?avatar=6491_1478188604.gif

The parade was incredible. Everyone getting along. Just a great day to be alive.