COMPETITION TO HUNDLEY CAMP!

RU ROH!
Look's like Randy Hundley's Cub Camp has a
Little competition
Turns out the tenured photographer for the camp
of 11 years was let go in 2007 for
Lack of Performance...allegedly.

Well...Sports fans
He decided to start his own camp
Take a look for yourself and compare the values.
http://crosstownfantasycamp.com/

AND HERE'S RANDY'S INFO....
Nothing like a Copyright of 2001

http://www.cubsfantasycamp.com/html/imagine.html

And Finally...
I stopped by the Old Fashioned Wood Bat
Tournament attended by our own
Bash Brother - John Amandes.
John was an Oakland A's for the week.
The tournament around $600 plus hotel and airfare.
So...$1200 when it was all said and done.
Looked like a great time...Way more competitive!
The teams took their representation seriously.

Take a survey to your right!

Weekend of Faith, Miracles, Belief, Hope and Prayers!

FAITH
A year ago on Memorial Day weekend
my brother had an emergency heart surgery.
Which turned into a heart transplant
with 72 hours to live.
The odds of finding a heart with an exact
match is slim to none with many people
on waiting lists for years. To find a heart that matches
in less than 12 hours is a MIRACLE....and turned me
into a BELIEVER!
Happy Birthday Jeff! For turning 19
a second time in life!

HOPE

I don't get it!
I was getting my faith back on Soriano.
And he drops the ball.
EVEN I caught everything hit to me in
all the camps that I have played in.
Rain! Sleet! Snow and Sun in
Mesa's Center field I caught.
I HOPE this is a minor setback.
PRAYERS!
And now to some serious stuff.
As many of you may or may not know...
Rick Sutcliffe has Colon Cancer.
The Doctor's feel that they have caught
it in time before it spreads.
Rick and his daughter-Shelby
Rick is a CLASS act and one of the
nicest guys that I have ever had the
pleasure of meeting.
Read the story and say a
prayer for Rick and his family.
Rick deserves to be back at camp in 2009.
Thanks to Sean G for the Story.
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/634747.html

BLOG BITCHIN- REMEMBER WHEN?

OFFICIAL CUBS PROGRAMS WERE
25 CENTS?!?
AND....
PLAYERS ACTUALLY SIGNED THEM!

WE ARE HOLDING OUR OWN!
OFF TO COLORADO!
LET'S HOPE THE THINNESS OF
AIR DOES NOT CASE THE CUBS PROBLEMS.
I HEAR FARTS LINGER LONGER IN DENVER!

AND THE CUBS MAY GET A CHANCE TO SEE
SCOTT PODSEDNIK IN ACTION!
THE ROCKIES ARE USING HIM AS A
PINCH HITTER AND UTILITY PLAYER.
THAT BLOWS!
ANYONE INTERESTED IN CUBS TICKETS
FOR MAY 31ST. THE WINNING KEEPS UP
AND I MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE $8k...
WHCIH IS WHAT IT TAKES FOR BADMOJO
TO BIG DOG IT!

STOP THE SEASON!

The Boys in Blue are in
FIRST PLACE after sweeping the
Pirates!
Question of the day...
What was up with Fontenot's base running on Sunday?
Must have learned his skills from a
Fantasy Camper.
Click on the link to see for yourself
http://kencarl.smugmug.com/gallery/4311060_nsFyt#252715349_U4NGc

Only Sherm knows for sure....
Get your Cubs tickets while you can.
Looks like they may be the HOT ticket in town!

Cheerleader Sherm!

Click on the Right side on Sherm's Blog.
Turn's out the Fish are going to add cheerleaders!

Except they will be male!
Isn't that Special!What's wrong with this picture??
The only thing that I can see is that it's
not Sherm and theirs NO Cubs tattoo on this jamoke!
My next survey....Should Sherm be the FIRST CUBS cheerleader!
Go Sherm! Go Sherm! It's your Birthday! Go Sherm!

Hey Groovy Guys and Crazy Chics!

God Bless Sherm and Hollywood Mark!
You could spend $8000 and play with Slash
at the Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp
- OR -

Join us at the Fantasy Camp Wood Bat Tournament
Gotta get the word Bat in there...
for $730 dollars!!

Ten on the Roster with THREE - Count em -
THREE spots left.
All by word of mouth!
Your going to miss out!!!And Finally - Looks like Mr Family Jewels
may have gotten himself in a little hot water
with his lovely lady, Shannon Tweed.
Is this a Kodak moment!?
http://www.genessecret.com
All I can say is nice T-shirt. Kinda looks like Sherm!

Single Game tickets on Sale Friday!

2008 Cubs Bash Brothers
7-3 - Third Place Finish
Who's your Daddy?!?

Single game tickets for the 2008 regular season
will go on sale on Friday, February 22, at 10:00 a.m. CT.
Nows the time to get your tickets and to see how close you can sit next to the Murnyak strain.

Wine! Whine! Whine! Wine!

I appreciate the love for my blog. There is no doubt
I need to update the camp news.
Plus I have sped up the download since some
technology whizzes out there still use dial up modems.

Plans changed and I made it into LAX....and I'm sitting in
the American Airlines club updating the blog and working
on the camp news. Better late than never!

Word is buzzing on the blog...and I don't want to lose the
fandom and interest.
Single Game Cubs tickets go on sale Feb 22nd! It's getting close boys and girls. And the 2008 season will give Sherm something to rant and rave about.Actually watched the movie Fever Pitch on the way to
LA LA Land. Good baseball and chick flick.
Interesting thing is that the Red Sox won the
World Series the year the movie was filmed.
Maybe it's time to film a movie about the
Cubs and Wrigley.
It's 100 hundred years this year.
Time to squish the past.....
Something for Sherm to banter about.
Bartman did get in the way!
I stand corrected.
The torch is passed to Sherm.....

HAPPY 2008!!

Pahdow! It's here.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!!

Spring Training is right around
the corner...or at least down the hall
and around the corner.
I really felt for Dick Clark...
Best to Dick in 2008!I wonder how many revelers will wake up
on New Year's Day and feel like this pumpkin.

Much to look forward to in 2008!

AN ELECTION YEAR.
Who will be our next President?!Will it be Billary?

Other 2008 Events....
Will our North Side boys in Blue take it to the next level?
Did you miss them? They're back!!!
Coming to a city near you!Will the real Ashlee Simpson please stand up!
C'mon Dave - Give your hairdresser a break.

The 2008 Cubs Convention is less than three
weeks away. Stalk your favorite Cub at the
Hilton on South Michigan AveCubs Opening Day is in ninety days,
the Cubs will be beating...I mean
meeting the White Sox for the Cross town
rivalry this summer!
Out with the Old and in with the New!
Don't forget to "Rake" in 08! ;)

Father Time - End of 2007!

GOOD BYE- GOOD NIGHT AND
GOOD RIDDANCE 2007!!

It's almost over! Time to kick father time
and 2007 to the curb.
For me personally, 2007 has had it's moments. The
toughest year that I have ever experienced and
some of the most fun times that I ever had. I've lost many friends
this year and have experienced other's losses. Who would have
thought, returning from the 2007 Cubs Camp with some
incredible relationships and one of the coolest experiences
would set me up for the challenge of a lifetime.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May 2008 be the best year ever for you and your family.
No Matter what Letter you choose....have fun and be Smart!

Ad from 1937!

Three Weeks and Counting!
My health is excellent, attitude is fine.
I'm off to my second Randy Hundley's Cubs Camp '08 and will
look forward to the experience and new friendships.

May 2008 bless you with great experiences, rewarding times,
good friends, success and fortune.

Thank you for your support, friendship and
reading my Cubs Bash Brothers Blog!

Smitty - #34
"Every day on Earth is a Good Day!"
better than the alternative.

Another Bash Brother Alumni Introduction - Dr Mike aka Dr "Raker"

Intro to Dr DeCarlo - DeCarlo brother #2

aka as "Dr Raker".
More on this later.....

Dr Raker is an optometrist. For those of you who have no idea
what an optometrist is and does.....?
He's an Eye Doctor!

A respectable profession. All three of the DeCarlo's work in a
respectableprofession. Then again...maybe it's only one!?!

Dr Raker is a top notch ball player and individual.
When I first met him he offered to give me a free eye exam.
Thank god he's not a proctologist.
He carries this chart around with him wherever he goes. I was
told that SHERM did not know how to pronounce the top line.
Just remember to always cover or close one eye
when your having your eyes checked.

Doctor Rake likes to talk with words that have a connotation to his profession.
Such as....

• Here's looking at you kid!
• What are you blind or something?
  
• He would scream and then yell "Made you look!"
  
• I'll keep an eye out for you

The reason why he is known as Doctor Raker? Some people
originally thought that he enjoyed various "honey-do's" around the house.
Such as the picture below.

The truth to the story is that Dr DeCarlo became Doctor Raker
by hitting well off a pitching machine at the 2007 Cubs Camp.
"He Raked off the machine"
Alleged picture of Doc Rake talking to the neighborhood kids
on how they can be just like him when they grow up.

Dr Rake had an inside the park home run at Cubs Fantasy
Camp. After his game winning hit, all future bats he was heard
to say..."There's no need to fear - Dr Raker is here"

DR RAKER (i.e Rake) AT THE PLATE

It was rather interesting to watch Dr Raker get ready for
our daily games. He would go into a ZEN LIKE trance and chant.

Dr Raker became the self imposed expert on how to hit off

a pitching machine. The picture below is of Dr Raker analyzing
a hitand what the batter did wrong for Rick Sutcliffe, Future
Hall of Famer Lee Arthur Smith, and Hall of Famer - Billy Williams.
The former Cubs were heard to
exclaim,"What's the matter with you? - You need your eyes checked!"

"Can you guys read the print on the ball? I can!"...Dr Raker

In Conclusion, Dr. Raker was signed up for the 2008 Randy Hundley Cubs Fantasy Camp. He bailed at the last minute....his excuse was that he found a faster way to become an expert at "Raking" and will show everybody his skills at the 2009 Cubs camp with all of the DeCarlo brothers.

Picture of Dr Raker working on his skills for Cubs Camp 2009.....!