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I still get a Sports Illustrated subscription, and even though most of the articles are just full of cliche and little analysis, there's occasionally some interesting stuff. The column that replaced Reilly on the back page is now a rotating group of writers that write "The Point After". I was pretty surprised to read this week's edition, dated October 6th, 2008:

"Cubs fans, who, let's face it, have a right to be edgy about these things, were equally irked when they saw their third baseman, Aramis Ramirez, gracing the cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED last week, bringing the supposed SI jinx into play. MDBNIU wrote on bleedcubbieblue.com, "Thanks jackass New York--based editorial board of Sports Illustrated." Sorry about that, MDBNIU. How about we send you a fleece and call it even?"

"...But most fan rituals are about bringing good karma rather than warding off bad. "I made a pumpkin pie from scratch yesterday ... and the Brewers won," KLSnow blogged on brewcrewball.com. "I'm going to need a lot more pumpkins."

Nice to see the site get a mention in a national magazine, and I like how it portrays the Cubs fans as asshats and us as the nice, American guys. Congrats, KL. Nice conspiracy theory, guy who comes here and taunts us when the Cubs win.

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Yeah for the real BCB!

Now, we really need more pumpkins for Saturday….all of us…..

by Oakland Brewer Fan on Oct 2, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Good idea..

I’ll bake one tomorrow and bring it to the tailgate. If we lose, I blame KL!

by SgtClueLs on Oct 2, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice

Yay for good publicity!

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 3, 2008 12:09 AM CDT reply actions  

that's awesome!

i’m brewing a pumpkin beer right now. hopefully that brings as much luck as it does drunken fun

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Oct 3, 2008 12:15 AM CDT reply actions  

I love pumpkin beer

September 15: Not a bad little Monday

by molitorfan on Oct 3, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

OMG.

I’ve written all season and the thing they chose to reprint is my comment about pumpkin pie?

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 3, 2008 7:32 AM CDT reply actions  

Could be worse.

You could be MDBNIU, even if he hadn’t been quoted too. Personally, I think it’s completely appropriate that this BCB has KL Snow as its representative, and the “other” BCB got a single-celled organism like MDBNIU. That pretty much sums it up in my opinion.

I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 3, 2008 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

OMGWTFBBQ?

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Oct 3, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not text savvy...

… but does that say Oh my God what the f*** barbecue?

I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 3, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yes, yes it does

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 3, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

what's sad is someone came up with artwork to explain it

…and then someone else found it on the internet and posted it…

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 3, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

And then someone else came to BCB and read it!

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 3, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

And then someone else commented about it!

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 3, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

And someone else felt the need to be snarky about their comment?

Isn’t life amazing sometimes?

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 3, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

hey look

someone talking to themselves? on BCB? never!

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 3, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Line from the Rays-White Sox game

One of the White Sox announcers: “Balfour’s talking to himself on the mound and he’s getting answers.”

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Oct 3, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Unrelated note

Who would have thought that Seth McClung and Grant Balfour would play semi-crucial roles in the 2008 playoffs after that deal last year?

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by Jordan M on Oct 3, 2008 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

not me

give them both credit for taking advantage of the change of scenery

September 15: Not a bad little Monday

by molitorfan on Oct 4, 2008 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

not me

It’s not that I didn’t believe that Balfour and McClung wouldn’t be good.
I didn’t believe either team could make the playoffs. Ooops.

by morineko on Oct 4, 2008 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

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