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7.08.2004

Cubs "All Groovy Team" Brett and Ryan's Picks


Pitchers...
1920 P "Hungry Hungry" Hippo Vaughn 19-16 2.54 0
1920 P Virgil "Ask" Cheeves (0-0, 3.50)
1987 P Dickie Noles 4-2 3.50 2
1987 P Bob "0 and 4" Tewksbury (0-4, 6.50)
1992 P Bob "The Builder" Scanlan 3-6 2.89 14

The Bench...
1982 2B Bump "N' Grind" Wills .272 6 38
1981 2B Mike Tyson .185 2 8
1981 SS Ivan "The Passion" DeJesus .194 0 13

Starters...
1995 C Mark "Pine Pony" Parent .250 3 5
1986 1B Steve Christmas .111 0 2
1900 2B Cupid Childs .241 0 44
1930 3B Woody "speak-a-no" English .335 14 59
1924 SS Rabbit "In the Hole" Maranville .233 0 23
1975 OF Rick "Sad Sad" Monday .267 17 60
1992 OF Chico "El Freako" Walker .115 0 2
1989 OF Marvell "Lil Magic" Wynne .187 1 4
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Brett and I frequently talk about old baseball players, especially former Cubs players. Last night we had our usual game of remember him?! Well based on that conversation here is the Chicago Cubs All-Groovy Team:


Catcher- Hector "The Tractor" Villanueva
First Base- Julio "Coolio" Zuleta (Look it up)
Second Base- Domingo "Bailamos" Ramos
Shortstop-Jeff "Tuck Tuck" Kunkel
Third Base- Luis "Sally" Salazer
Right Field- Scott "The Demon" Bullett
Center Field- Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes
Left Field- Ozzie "Timid" Timmons
DH in honor of interleague play- Candy "Land" Maldonaldo
Super Sub- Rick "Corona" Wrona

Rotation:
Jaime "Low Carb" Navarro
Jim " The Hustler" Bullinger
Mike "Barkey" Harkey
Shawn "The Honkie" Boskie
AL "Don't Touch My" NIPPER!!!!!

Bullpen:
Heathcliff "Cliffy" Slocumb
Chuck "The Professor" McElroy
MEL" Fattie" ROJAS!!!!
Felix "Fo Shizzle" Heredia
RICK "Rogaine" AGUILERA!!
Antonio "Six Fingers/El Pulpo/Octupus" Alfonseca