Creative Captions

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Yeah, I’m stealing from our sister publication, People in the Rock River Valley. But what could Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jeff Suppan be saying to catcher Jason Kendall during Wednesday’s 19-5 pounding from the Cubs?

Me? I think he said, “Yeah, I know I’m getting smacked around. But Turnbow’s in the bullpen! He won’t let me down!”

Where’s the Cubs game?!?!

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Tonight’s Brewers-Cubs game is on WCIU-Channel 26 in Chicago as part of the Cubs.Net broadcasts this year. Comcast here does not have access to that station. The game also is on ESPN to the rest of the country, but because of the continued blackout rules, cable viewers are getting a taste of ESPNEWS.

Hey, if I was dictator of television, I’d have the Cubs on one station, always! And I’d make room for digitally remastered reruns of “The Fugitive,” “Soap” and “NewsRadio.” But I’m not. Perhaps a local establishment is able to get the game off a Wisconsin feed.

Cuban for Cubs

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It’s rumored that Mark Cuban, fresh off his firing of Avery Johnson (who is now officially in the Bulls vacant coaching job pool), will be at tonight’s ESPN televised Cubs-Brewers game. Much to the objection of Bud Selig and Jerry Reinsdorf, it appears the eccentric billionaire is continuing his strong push to purchase the Cubs and turn Wrigley into even more of a “playground”…much to the delight of these people.

Too many hitters?

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Alfonso Soriano’s return gives the Cubs a pleasant — but perplexing — dilemma. Namely, who do you sit? Reed Johnson (.303, great defense) and Kosuke Fukudome (great everything) have to play in the outfield. And normally weak-hitting infielders Rony Cedeno (.364) and Ryan Theriot (.319) are currently red-hot. That makes it an ideal time to slowly ease Soriano back into the lineup and make sure he’s 100 percent healthy. And if he is, then you probably have to sit do-everything Mark DeRosa (.284). Cedeno may never get this hot again; the Cubs should ride it and play him at second as long as he keeps hitting to make the most of his hot streak.