Today the Cubs stated that perennial bad-ass Ted Lilly underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery. The Cubs did not realease any information as to whether Ted had surgery at the behest of the CIA or Barack Obama as part a Middle East peace plan or to solve global warming once and for all.
Ted expects to be ready by April.
Uh--don't pitchers and catchers report in February? Don't we need him ready by then?
Game 6 tonight. Pedro v. Pettite.
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cubbiejulie said:
Bruce Miles has more on Lilly:
"The Cubs say Ted will begin a rehab program and will be evaluated after Jan. 1 to see when he can begin a throwing program. They say they're hopeful he can be in the rotation within the month of April.
We’re scheduled to talk with Ted and with Jim Hendry this afternoon. If you remember, Ted had some shoulder issues this year, along with knee surgery.
UPDATE: Ted said he hoped to begin throwing again in four months, which would mean the first part of March, just when Cactus League games are under way.
"The idea is maybe to start throwing in four months or so," he said. "A lot of that is going to be dictated on just how the rehab goes. That can change one way or another. My intention is to get back as soon as I can without setting myself back."
Doc Blume said:
Ok...why didn't this happen a month ago?
cubbiejulie said:
Because that would have. . . It would have meant. . . Maybe it was because. . . .
aaaah, I got nothing.
cubbiejulie said:
I have so much work to do, and I'm soooo tired.
Do I stay here and fall asleep doing work on my bed? Or fall asleep out at the coffeeshop and risk being molested by a stranger?
Doc Blume said:
that all depends on how you feel about molestation.
Rock Mamola said:
I wouldn't worry too much about Lilly. He's got 5-6 months to get it right, and I'm sure with Larry Rothschild and his towel drills....all will be fine in Cub Land.
-RoCk
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cubbiejulie said:
Sincerely,
Mark Prior
Doc Blume said:
It only makes sense...
Lilly was our best pitcher this year...he has to have his career ruined now...right? That's that way it works.
cubbiejulie said:
Hmmm.
Pedro really kind of fell apart there. :(
cubbiejulie said:
I swear Pettite holds his glove up like that every pitch so he can spit on the ball.
AndCounting said:
I agree with that so much I'm crying.
AndCounting said:
Andy Pettite's allowed to marry dudes in Maine.
Ed Nickow said:
He doesn't need to hold up his glove, Julie. He puts his pitching hand up to his mouth and spits right in it. Almost every pitch.
AndCounting said:
You are quite right, Ed. / There's a Pettite can cheat clause / in the CBA.
cubbiejulie said:
Also a clause saying he's allowed to spoon with Roger Clemens whenever possible.
AndCounting said:
Preferably at Canseco's house.
Doc Blume said:
Was it just me, or did pedro look sicker tonight than he did last thursday when he started?
Doc Blume said:
And I'm sure glad the Cubs didn't sign Pedro this year...because he would have blown it for us in the World Series.
AndCounting said:
I was thinking the same thing. And that he kind of looks like Cree Summer.
Doc Blume said:
I'm fairly sure Mariano Rivera is slowly turning into Morgan Freeman.
carlheartscubs said:
If only the Cubs had hired Girardi instead of Piniella, we would be winning the World Series!
Doc Blume said:
And our failure is complete.
AndCounting said:
And held on to Jerry Hairston Jr. Hendry is an idiot!
carlheartscubs said:
He could've been our starting left fielder.
AndCounting said:
At various points in the season at least, he could have been our starting center fielder, right fielder, third baseman, shortstop, or second baseman, too. Icky poo.
carlheartscubs said:
And maybe he could've spelled Koyie at catcher when Soto was on the DL.
AndCounting said:
True, which for some reason reminds me that if we had Hairston, it would have been one more reason not to play Jake Fox, which would have sucked.
millertime said:
And he could have gotten Chicago the Olympics.
gravedigger said:
No, he did not operate on himself.
I love Ted Lilly, but I can't even begin to explain how tired I am of this Ted Lilly as Chuck Norris meme.
millertime said:
Ha. Chuck Norris wishes he was Ted Lilly.
AndCounting said:
It's not any sillier than the actual Chuck Norris meme. Nobody really even likes/is impressed by/is remotely scared of Chuck Norris. He looks like the love child of Vincent Van Gogh and Elmo.
millertime said:
Plus his movies are shit. So was Walker Texas Ranger.
gravedigger said:
That's a different subject entirely, though I do agree. I just... words cannot emphasize enough how tired I am of this.
AndCounting said:
While we're on the subject, I really don't like the word meme. It gives me the heebie jeebies.
flyball said:
agreed, its like a non-word mumble
millertime said:
Hooray! The WS is over! We can start planning for the Cubs World Series 2010!
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by these sons of New York;
And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
AndCounting said:
Have they made this into a Levi's commercial yet?
millertime said:
Shit, thats right. I better copyright this or something, those idiot yuppies buy anything if you just show pictures of the product and quote a random writer they have no idea about.
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