And in the Blue Corner weighing in at 230 lbs, standing 6-3 with an amazing .342 BA (with the PCL) 23 home runs and 62 RBIs.
ANTHONY RIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZO!!!!!!!!!!
Yes folks, tonight is the night that we have all been waiting for.
No this isn’t Tyson/Holyfield IV there will not be any ear biting or blood shed but hopefully we might witness a few launched balls onto Addison as the Cubs/Rizzo try to dismantle the Mets for two in a row.
I need not explain what the hype is all about I’m sure that, ESPN, Twitter, CNBC, CNN, FOX, Aeryssports, Cubbiedoc, Facebook, @cubs, #freerizzo, CNBC…nevermind you get the picture of the magnitude…
On the mound for the Cubs will be Randy Wells (1-2) 4.91, against right hander Dillon Gee (5-5) 4.27 (He has the ugliest beard alive!!!)
Game time is 6:05CST and the lineup is:
3. Anthony Rizzo 1B
If you are lucky enough to watch the game, keep a special eye out for Julie who has been recently spotted fawning players. She might just tackle the Rizzness during the 7th inning stretch ;p
Happy Rizzness everybody!!! 
(UPDATE)
(Dillon Gee)
*Sigh*
I’ve told you all repeatedly . . HE’S NOT MY TYPE!
You ain’t foolin’ no one.
I like smart guys.
Since when?
Since I stopped dating your dad.
Oh. Sorry mom.
Why don’t “your dad” jokes work as well as “your mom” jokes?
Because they don’t.
Merry Rizzmas, yo.
It’s a Rizzo-ssance! Rizzmas! Rizzgiving! Will he stay at the Rizz? Does he get Rizz-erved seating?
I think I will update the post with a picture of Dillon Gee. His beard is way worse then Garza’s they might be twins.
You’d think we could find a better pitcher than Randy Wells for such an important game. Maybe this Rizzo kid can finish teaching Randy what he failed to learn in the minors before getting recalled.
I’m on a late train and going to miss Rizzo’s first at bat. Someone is going to have to describe it for me. Very slowly. In vivid detail.
His first at bat started with him lifting up his crotch area, spitting two times to the left then tapping the top of his helmet 3 times….
Oh…but I thought he wasn’t your type.
Tell me more,tell me more. Was it love at first sight?
I’m looking forward to tonight, just… keep in mind that “Highly anticipated Cubs prospect” has about the same job security as “Drummer for Spinal Tap”.
Why would you ruin Rizzmas with that horrid beard!
They panned across Wrigley during Len and Bob’s open and I’d say the lower deck is less than 1/3 full for Rizzomas.
Never seen that many empties 5 minutes to first pitch at Wrigley.
I said it before…Rizzo isn’t going to significantly impact attendance.
Ha–then you haven’t been paying attention this year. It was like that on Opening Day.
Mets out 1-2-3 (courtesy of caught stealing); Rizzo up third.
A Mets announcer compared a particular home run swing to clubbing a seal.
DeJesus: base hit
Starlin: fly out center
Rizzo:
1st pitch: called strike
2nd: error on Ss; reached base safely but no hit
Official scorer changed it: gave him a Hit.
Rizzo on via error.
Oops…changed to a hit. Thanks Abe.
Soriano K
He’s no Rizzo.
LeHair fly out.
Rizzo batting 1.000 as a Cub.
It only goes down hill from here.
Oh, I see. Thanks for the updates!
Wait. Rizzo was on 1B when I was in the car, and I came in the house and we were in the top of the 2nd. What happened?
Now the game is boring until Rizzo comes up again. Ha.
GET BACK TO RIZZO ALREADY!!!
Stupid Randy Wells.
Hey–where did everyone go?
We were biting our finger nails until Rizzo came up again, now we go back to doing the same thing…At least he advanced the runners
Freaking out over Bronson Arroyo throwing an no hitter. Fortunately, I took care of it.
It’s kinda tough for me to follow along on gameday.
So if my calculations are right, with a win tonight, the Cubs take sole position of first base.
RIZZO!!!
Looks like the bullpen is about to blow it again…
I wish Randy Wells good luck in the future, but I don’t EVER want to see him pitch again! Walking a pitcher who’s trying to bunt? There are several states that have laws against that. I’m not sure if Illinois is one of them. Julie?
We should call every RBI by RizZOMG a RizzoBI. Who’s with me?
Rizzo!!!
Rizzo…Our Savior!
Randy Wells is bad at baseball.
VERY bad!
He’s probably bad at Rugby too.
Maybe he should try Cricket.
He’s no Rizzo..
So I’m just gonna throw this out there but I’m pretty sure that my great game thread is the reason why there are so many comments tonight
I remember the good old days when we would have 150…even 200 comments for a game thread.
That was back when the Cubs were kinda good.
When was that???
I would guess around the last time the Cubs made the playoffs.
Yeah. Julie was much nicer back then too.
It’s true. Doc has killed my gentle spirit.
I’m pretty good at bringing out the worst in people.
So modest…
What did Valbuena do? I missed it.
He made like a croquet wicket and let the ball go though his legs
No–he did something when he was hitting. Posed?
Uhhhh, sorry, I must have missed it too . . . .
FAT LOT OF GOOD YOU’RE DOING ME!
I feel so BAD!!!!
FAT A HIT TO SOMEONE WERE IT’S GOING.
(Otherwise…WTF?)
what?
exactly.
He took several words right out of my mouth (although not necessarily in THAT order).
Did Soriano do anything after being beaned again? Glower? Anything at all?
Uh . . I didn’t notice that he was beaned, much less “again.”
He was hit by a pitch twice in the game. Pat Hughes seemed to indicate that he was upset after the second one, but he may have been embellishing to “entertain” us.
Non-baseball comment:
Really really loved both “Hitlerland” and “In the Garden of Beasts.” Two big thumbs up for both. Thinking of tackling “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” on vacation next week. Doable?
It’s doable with skimming.
Skimming is for sucks.
Apparently, Marmol is warming up in the bullpen and has already thrown a wild pitch onto the field. LOL
I swear to God I am not making this up.
I’m not sure reading this has helped me understand what just happened in the game, or with anything else
But I did warn you about that Gee goatee
Cubs win! Cubs are Rizzoriffic!!!
Someone with the last name “Puig” just became a free agent. The Cubs are apparently in on the bidding.
I love the name “Puig.” I’m going to say it over and over.
You are so fickle. Last week it was Valbuena!
No…last week it was Pierzynski.
I’m on my way to church to thank the big guy upstairs for bringing us the “Almighty”