June 13, 2004 – thecubsfan.com

this might be good

Head’s up: Although it was initially supposed to only on locally on Fox Sports Chicago (and Fox Sports Net in Houston) as listed down there, ESPN’s picked up Monday night’s Cubs/Astros game (8pm EST) – because it’ll be Mark Prior vs Roger Clemens. Sound move on their part. Prior’s still working his way back – … Continue reading “this might be good”

Prior’s still working his way back – though last time out, he was hurt as much from not getting any calls on the corners as not having his command totally back – and is on prohibitive pitch count, but it still should be in for quite a while since everyone got used today and most of ’em got used yesterday too. They were an inning or two away from Greg Maddux coming out of the pen. SERGIO! last started on Thursday, so maybe they’ll call him or Wuertz up to help out things and John Leicester might celebrate his first ML win by going back to Des Moines.

ChiTrib points out that Prior’s really getting a rude welcome back in his opposing matchups

Last: STL, Matt Morris
This: HOU, Roger Clemens
Next: OAK, Mark Mulder (06/19)
Next: CWS opener @ the Cell
Next: HOU, Clemens again if they stay on schedule. (07/01)

It’s hard being The One.

Super J Final

And here’s how it happened

Kanemoto---
|Kanemoto---
U. Dragon--            |
|Kanemoto---
A. Dragon--            |           |
|A. Dragon--            |2004 Super J winner
BYE--------                        |
|Tiger Mask
BYE--------                        |
|Tiger Mask-            |
Tiger Mask-            |           |
|Tiger Mask-
Kakihara---            |
|Heat-------
Heat-------

5 of 6, not bad. I should add all my predicitons up but I don’t really care.

Kanemoto vs Dragon was only 5 minutes, which is kinda more disappointing than no Dragon/Dragon. There’s definetly some cache to the “Liger’s injury is a work to get Kanemoto in” work, because you had The Guy Who Wasn’t Supposed To Be In Here Could Win This Thing! as a story, but I still believe it’s a real injury. Maybe to balance my karma out with the Curry Man stuff? Hmmm.

There’s no real Must See match here, at least for me, and there would’ve been with Liger, for what it’s worth.

Anyway, as all foresaw, this sets up a new challenger for Heat in the guy who wasn’t ever actually pinned for the title. Assuming PUMA! doesn’t beat Tiger Mask before then at the NJPW-LA show before then (He won’t.)

Heat 06/13

Heat’s up. I’m going out of order and late thanks to the 15th inning-er and now I’m going to watch the 2nd half of the game so don’t expect Velocity soon or anything. What was cool was Batista killing Maven with a punch. What wasn’t cool is “BatistaBomb”. Someone needs to think of something more … Continue reading “Heat 06/13”

Heat’s up. I’m going out of order and late thanks to the 15th inning-er and now I’m going to watch the 2nd half of the game so don’t expect Velocity soon or anything.

What was cool was Batista killing Maven with a punch. What wasn’t cool is “BatistaBomb”. Someone needs to think of something more intersting. Besides bananabomb.