Walks and Fly Balls. When TL is having trouble, that's what the Cubs give. Walks and Fly Balls. When Ted is "on" ,we get space fabric-distorting curveballs, strikeouts galore, TL stolen bases and free memories for Lil TedHeads. Good with the Bad.Now, as much as we like to kid around, Ted Lilly is just a man (ed. note, TL is actually immortal) and will occasionally have bad days (ed. note, Ted chooses to have bad days and we're not to question why). Yesterday's Diamondback game was a tough day and that is that. Ted gets the loss, gives up a moon shot to Chris Synder, but gets a single which warms our heart.
Said the man himself, "When someone is pitching a great game, it's a chance for me to go out there and compete with him and give the team a chance to win," Lilly said. "I just didn't get it done."
Whatever...We get it...you're ridiculously hard on yourself. It's not like you killed a baby koala bear or kicked a nun. Classic Ted.
TedHeads, we're not a reactionary FC. To be reactionary deprives baseball of what we like about it: the long tedious grind that ultimately leads to bitter disappointment or fleeting glory that is quickly forgotten in our what-have-you-done-for-me-lately society ("fleeting glory" epitomized in Ryan Howard's Subway commercials or Cole Hamels' wacky elbow tendon). That's why we love baseball. and America. and freedom (= we just put on Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" to pump us up a little).
Sure we could complain and whine about how unfair it is that we have to hit Reed Johnson cleanup or pit a midget out of postion at third, but things could be worse. We could also point that Ted most likely proactively took the loss, knowing that it'd help turn the nation's attention away from the growing swine flu epidemic (Classic Ted move) but we won't.
Look TedHeads, the Cubs could be .500 at the All-Star break and we think they'd still win the division. So, things happen, Ted had a rough outing. Cubs lost. We drank too many Bud Extra/Sanka cocktails. We're off to our therapist before running the stairs at the Hancock as self-punishment. Have a good Tuesday.
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Wondering aloud if the late start time (in CST hours) affected Ted. Also--does his hyperbaric chamber make the road trips?
Ooooo, good question Anonymous. TLFC, do you have any insight into this?
I personally find it endearing when TL tries to convince us he's a mere mortal. As if the TLFC could be fooled by that. Tsk tsk...silly Ted.
Great question about the Hyperbaric chamber Anonymous (or shall we call you Rich Hill?)--from our understanding, the benefit of a hyperbaric chamber is the drastically increased partial pressure of oxygen in the tissues of the body (much higher than those under breathing pure oxygen at normobaric conditions).
Ted's body is actually a hyperbaric chamber and thus does not require one for road trips.
You guys see Ted catch that bug during last nights game? He held it in his can for 5 min or so then put it on G.Perry's back... WGN caught the whole thing!
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