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PostPosted: November 27 12, 2:20 pm 
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If my memory serves, Rob Deer had power and struck out a ton...a metric ton.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/deerro01.shtml

Now, he's joining the Cubs as their assistant hitting coach.

http://www.csnchicago.com/baseball-chicago-cubs/cubs-talk/Changing-approach-Cubs-hire-Deer-as-assi?blockID=806287&feedID=4901

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Baseball Prospectus once described Deer as “the king of Three True Outcomes,” meaning each at-bat would typically end with a home run, walk or strikeout. Those experiences will inform the next generation of hitters at Wrigley Field.

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Byington was photographing a live band at the Cubby Bear when the doormen reported that a couple of coyotes were outside the stadium by the Ernie Banks statue. Byington, armed with his camera, and a couple of employees headed outside to investigate.

"The scary thing is that they didn't seem afraid. You'd think they'd be cowering, but they didn't seem vicious," Byington said. "Some people were laughing, and started following them, but they didn't seem concerned. They seemed to be checking out the neighborhood and enjoying it."

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PostPosted: November 27 12, 4:14 pm 
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was Dave Kingman busy?

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PostPosted: November 27 12, 8:06 pm 
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Oh i thought there was gonna be a link to an Onion article.

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PostPosted: November 27 12, 8:58 pm 
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The ultimate three true outcome hitter for the ultimate one true outcome franchise.


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PostPosted: November 28 12, 7:43 am 
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http://deadspin.com/5963323/drawn-by-th ... gley-field

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Drawn By The Scent Of Death And Decay, Coyotes Prowl Wrigley Field
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Night. The pack slips silently out of the den, drawn by an unnameable urge deep in the midbrain. The streets are deserted, the twolegs having retreated to the safety of their dwellings. The world belongs to them now. The waxing moon rises above the low red brick houses of Wrigleyville. Light enough to see and not be seen. It is a hunting moon.

They pass the bad place as quickly as they can. Uncountable twolegs gather here every afternoon during the summer to yell in unison in some strange ritual, but it is deserted. It is deserted almost every autumn. The smell is the same: hopelessness, emotional decay. Yet the stench is somehow stronger. Every year, for more than a hundred years, the scent of despair grows more pronounced. It seeps into the ivy, joining the abandoned dreams of those who came before. There is something awful and unnatural here. Something wrong. This is a dying place.

They sniff around in vain. There is rarely food here, and what can be found is usually defiled with the same stink of the bad place. At least it is quiet: the twolegs have long traded most of their senses for the comforts of civilization, but even they still seem to realize that there is nothing good here. Scavenging can be done in peace. Yet when the trees turn green again, they will be back—as if every spring they forget the pain this ground causes. That is the curse of this place. Ears pinned back, teeth bared against the unseen taint, the pack moves off into the darkness. Coyotes do not fear death, but there are things worse than death at Clark and Addison.


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PostPosted: November 30 12, 4:38 pm 
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As a Brewer fan, I find this pretty humorous.

Although Deer will always have a special place in my heart for Easter of 1987. I was actually one of the 25,000 there even though a lot more claim to have been.

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As a Brewer fan, I find this pretty humorous.

Although Deer will always have a special place in my heart for Easter of 1987. I was actually one of the 25,000 there even though a lot more claim to have been.




That was almost as exciting as Game 6.


Speaking of ... Rob Deer... David Freese.... crashes avoiding a deer... or a Deer?

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PostPosted: November 30 12, 6:45 pm 
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Maybe not quite game 6 level, but it's about the best I can do.

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A great game on many levels. As a 15 year old, I particularly enjoyed the buxom braless blonde in front of me the whole game, followed by a 5 run 9th to bring the season-opening win streak to 12.

Pretty much a perfect day.

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