Things

By: Clay

I know we have been terrible over these past few months but let me weigh in on a few things right quick.

First off, Ron Santo died this week and that just plain sucks. If only he had taken better care of himself a little better (drinks and food), he may have still been here to witness the Cubs 2011 season. But, one has to respect Ron for living his life the way he did, knowing that it may not be the best way to go about things. Ron took a lot of criticism as a Cubs color guy but really, every team has a homer in the booth, so it is expected. I always enjoyed listening to Ron and Pat during Cubs games. Thank you, Ron Santo.

As great as Jud is, I'd rather have Steve Stone come over from the Sox and provide commentary with Pat.

Carlos Pena's batting average doesn't scare me. I believe Pena is going to hit the crap out of the ball, especially if the wind is blowing out. That's a good signing by the Cubs. My ideas for the team, if they couldn't get a guy for first, were as follows:

1. Make Blake DeWitt a utility player, filling in at third and second.
2. Move Aramis Ramirez to first base. Sure, he is a defensive liability there but isn't his arm a liability at third anyway?
3. Call up Josh Vitters To play third base. Youth movement.
4. Move Soriano to second base. Hey, that's where he started and he can't hop and hurt himself there.
5. Slide Colvin into left field.
6. Get rid of Jeff Baker. What is with the cubs always having crappy utility players? Jose Macias, Aaron Miles, Manny Alexander, Bobby Scales, Brant and Roosevelt Brown, Jason Doubois...
7. Sign or trade for a decent #2 or #3 pitcher to slide in behind Big Z. Brandon Webb or Matt Garza should do the trick.
8. Win close games.

Game-used and Auto

By: Clay

I plan on updating my lists of game-used and auto cards as well as start a page for 2010 Allen and Ginter's, 2010 Topps 206 and vintage Cubs cards. Also, my 2010 Topps Red Hot Rookies redemption #8 ended up being Stephan Strasburg. Pretty Sweet. Too bad he is hurt, otherwise I'd put that bad bot on Ebay. I haven't had the kind of luck with Topps 206 as I did with Allen and Ginter's. But, out of the 206, I have auto's from Daniel Murphy, Orlando Cabrera and Bengie Molina and a relic of Curt Schilling from his D'Backs days.

Fantasy Leagues

By: Clay

Hey, our Yahoo! fantasy Basketball and Hockey leagues are open for registration. Shoot me an email @ cubbs9883@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Red Legs

By: Clay

Well who the hell saw this coming? The Reds are central division champs for the first time since 1995. i don't really mind it. I'm picking them as my team for the playoffs. I don't mind the Reds and I've been collecting Joey Votto since he debuted a couple years ago and I have been actively collecting Drew Stubbs this season. As a matter of fact, I have a bat relic of Votto and an auto of Stubbs from this years killer Allen and Ginter set. Votto for MVP, anyone? I think so.

Hopefully Dusty Baker doesn't let his young staff throw their arms out.

Bearsssssss!!!!

By: Clay

Holy Fucking Shit! The Bears are off to a 3-0 start. That is awesome. Looking at the schedule a couple months ago, I figured the Bears to be 1-3. It is nice to be undefeated but I don't know hope long it can last considering the Bears pass defense is so shitty. But, it looks like Cutler, Olsen and Hester have found a home under Mike Martz. Plus, Julius Peppers has been the bomb-diggity thus far. And what makes this even better, we've beaten the Packers on MNF and the Vikings are tanking. The Bears have a legitimate shot at representing the NFC in the Super Bowl. And if they do, Party Time at Harvey's House!

Recent Activity

By: Clay

I moved a month ago and do not have internet access. It is a pain in the ass for me to post from my Droid. I am currently looking to move and get a new job, which would put SportsJerks back in action. I also plan on updated my ball card pages soon as I have aquired a shit ton of allen and ginter goodies and vintage Cubs cards. Also, my birthday is Wednesday so mayeb I'll get some more goodies.

Thank you for your patience,

Clay