TLFC Has A Fever. Only Cure? Photo Montage of Ted Lilly

Joke or not, There's a look you don't want to get from TL

Alright, we'll be the first to admit that these screen captures came from our MLB.tv subscription. If the army of Mitch McDeere lawyers at MLB decides to rain down on us, so be it, because what's witnessed below is pure awesomeness and we'll take our 3-5 yrs in jail for it. That being said, we don't want to "mistakenly" let the media see those compromising photos of Bud Selig, do we MLB? We didn't think so...let's move on.

So, you've already seen the first picture for this montage, where TL captures the bug. Below, in image two, Ted either nurtures and loves the bug, holds it captive for its dear life, or transfers "TLlifeforce" to the animal. That all depends on how Ted's feeling at that moment but our guess is option #3. Notice the power of the hands (somewhat of a reverse Jaws of Life)...

Next screen grab, Ted makes his move, placing the bug on Gerald Perry's unassuming shoulder. Unseen is a shot of a Cubs Clubhouse staff member placing a cheese steak on Lee Pinella's unassuming stomach.

Realizing that GP doesn't see what's happening (who would, Ted's also trained in the ninja arts) Ted decides that the new home for the bug is on Perry's head. Obviously (unfortunately, his first choice for the bug's home, "the hearts of Cubs fans", was already taken by Ted himself).

Finally, this next pic shows the bug for what it really is, Mothra the feared enemy of all. Crap, that's a big bug. From our collection of Pixar movies, we just thought that bugs just sit around in cartoony landscapes talking like Denis Leary and David Hyde Pierce and fighting evil grasshoppers.

So, TedHeads, we now have physical and irrefutable proof that Ted Lilly, in addition to his current responsibilites as Cubs Star and Ambassador to the World, is a friend to animals as well. Although, truth be told, we've always just assumed that he was raised in the wild by lunactic wolves...