September 14, 2005
Cubs Clean Up In Negotiations For New Mascot
By
Amanda
Posted at 2:37 pm
Chicago, IL -- The Chicago Cubs announced an endorcement deal with SC Johnson today to introduce a new club mascot, the Scrubby Bubble.
The Scrubby Bubble is a large soap bubble sporting a blue Cubs baseball cap. Scrubby will make several appearances at Wrigley Field periodically throughought the season to entertain fans and raise awareness about the importance of a clean bathroom.
Scrubby will have several catch phrases, such as:
- “Keep your bathroom sparkling as much as your playoff hopes!”
- “The scrubbing bubbles can clean away anything, even a curse!”
And, for the inevitable point in the season when all hope is gone:
- “You don't want to have germs in your bathroom when your team is in the toilet!”
Scrubby's first appearance is tentatively scheduled for October 4, but experts agree that no one's likely to be at Wrigley Field then.
Hurry up, BS: the wind’s blowing in so Keisler’s having to get creative to give the Cubs runs!
Keisler’s set to lead off the top of the third; here’s where we see him shine.
I’m here! I brought some beer!
I’m bored, so I’m going to share an anecdote:
When we were at Victory Field in Indianapolis to watch the Bats over the Independence Day weekend, Keisler was there rehabbing. We were sitting close enough to the bullpen that we could see the surgury scar on his left elbow.
Periodically through the game, Keisler would stand up, take off his hat, spit something out of his mouth (gum maybe?) and try to hit it with his hat into the outfield. He appears to do this a lot: I noticed him do it in Cincinnati this weekend.
Anyway, he did this three times while I was sitting there in Indy, and never once did he ever hit the gum.
Good thing he’s not a hitter.
I saw Pujols do that at the plate once. Spit gum, knock into seats with bat.
Hey, two on!
Welcome! You’re just in time. Dunn hit a single.
Wait, Dunn hit a single?
Commence the stranding of runners. It’s getting to be a tradition around here.
Did you know that many Cub fans are convinced the Reds are their new farm team? I guess they feel the Pirates are all tapped out.
The Cubs suck.
They ought to set their sights a little higher.
Who is this pitcher of yours? I’ve never heard of him (I guess he had Tommy John).
Well, he needs to get his pitches down.
Keisler established himself fairly early in the season when he took over Ramon Ortiz’s starts a few times in a row when Ortiz imploded in the first.
He was an ass-kicker for a short period, then started sucking, then revealed he was injured, and went to the bullpen after rehab.
He’s filling in for Hudson, who’s been abysmal lately. And to be fair, he *is* doing better than Hudson (even with that HR he just gave to Burnitz).
Oh, and he’d make a very interesting muppet.
He can’t be a better muppet than the Brewers’ closer.
By the way, I have to check in on the Astros game every once in a while. If they lose, the Cardinals magic number is down to 1.
Does it get tedious, winning all the time?
Casey’s got nine HRs on the year; when he gets his next, he’ll be the tenth Red with ten HRs this season.
Unfortunately, he probably won’t get it until next year. Young Encarnacion might get there first.
It’s weird. Last year Brian Gunn (of the late, great Redbird Nation) said that it’s wonderful because he’d never seen anything like it, but awful cause he never would again. After two seasons of this, you do get spoiled. The highs aren’t as high and the lows are much lower. Everyone knows what this year is about, and even though anything can happen in the playoffs, these six months have seemed like something to get out of the way before the real season starts.
If only the Reds could get some pitching. You guys sure can score some runs.
The Cubs suck.
You think you’ve gotta chance this year?
I almost don’t want to say. I’m terribly superstitious.
But…yeah, we have a shot. We’ve got some pitching, and Sanders just got back. I’d rather the Astros be the Wild Card than Philly or, worse, the Marlins. I don’t know how their fans view the Cards, so maybe the Marlins are more scared of us than I am of them.
I’m afraid that the Reds getting pitching might be a logical impossibility, like how you cannot find both the position and the velocity of a particle.
It’s Heisenberg’s Curse.
Wow, they got a SC Justice? It’s not looking good for the Reds.
But what’s going on with you guys lately? Trying to get some losing out of the way pre-playoffs?
How’s next season looking? You’ve got some old dudes over there (as I may have mentioned once or twice before).
Why do the Reds only hit when there are two outs?
That’s a question for the greatest minds of baseball.
Next year is very muddled. Walker will retire, Grudzielanek is a free agent. (Dunn hit another single.) Sanders is too, but I think he’ll stay. I think we’ll trade Marquis or Suppan for a young outfielder and either re-sign Grudz or get another 2B (we’ll have more money next year). And we’ll still have Albert, Scott, and Jimmy.
Reds on the board!
You watching the Cubs’ feed or the Reds’?
Cubs.
I’m sorry to hear that.
You got anyone interesting coming up in the minors any time soon?
Yes.
Rick Ankiel.
Well, he’s certainly _interesting_
Serriously, there’s Anthony Reyes who made a spot start (and won) against the Brewers last month, Adam Wainwright who is very tall (also a pitcher), but not much in the way of position players.
What’s going on with the Reds? You’ve got such a wealth of trading chips, as long as your GM doesn’t go all Tampa Bay and ask for the moon, you should be able to fill in some holes.
Ok, smack is lacking. Beer time.
Cubs suck.
Hard to say; the majority ownership of the team is up for sale, and there are several interested parties. The negotiations could prevent anything significant from going down in the off-season.
Plus, there’s the issue of what’s going to happen with management. Jerry Narron’s still "interim" manager at this point.
Organizational difficulties could get in the way of any real progress.
It’s hard to smack the Cubs; they suck, they’ve always sucked. Everyone knows it. There’s not a lot new going on there.
I didn’t realize they were essentially for sale. That will put a damper on things. I wonder if Leyland would be interested, Pittsburgh is probably his first choice, but the Reds could be interesting….
I guess we’ll have to wait until Baker makes some stupid switch. Or we could make fun of Nomar’s ODC and torn groin.
I love Murton’s unnecessary and ineffectual slide. Just a little something to add drama to a seaon that everyone knows is over.
That was pretty cute, huh? At least he didn’t blame a fan.
Yet.
So, after you linked over here the other day, I got mad referrals from your site. Have you enjoyed a burst in popularity, or have I just gotten used to the reduced traffic of writing for the Reds?
I’m in baseball overload. Watching this game, flipping to the Astros, and listening to the broadcast of the 82 World Series Game 7. Aaahhhh.
I always want Shakleford to go on some arctic expedition.
Sweet! Shackleford coming in. If nothing else, it gives me a chance to sing "LOOOOOVE Shackleford!"
That’s the kind of bright spots you look forward to with this team.
Oh, my. I don’t know. I haven’t checked my stats in a while. Hold on a sec…yeah there were a lot of hits that day.
Did you catch Theriot running to first in all that flipping around? Wowza. He’s speedy.
Ha ha! Rookie got picked off!
No, but that’s why I love TiVo…wow that was quick. Nice stop by the Red, too.
Ah, they teach ’em young in the Cubbie organization.