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Cubs batting stances: past and present (video)
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Cubs batting stances: past and present (video)
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OUT OF RIGHT FIELD:  GUESS WHO'S BATTING????

Zoner Sports:  NO JERRY MORALES?

Bleed Cubbie Blue:  Open Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Friday 5/16, 1:20 CT

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GUESS WHO'S BATTING????
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD — Funny video on Chicago Cubs batting stances for several players from the 80s, 90s, and now. Play it without sound and try to guess who it is The Andre Dawson swing and a miss one was great. Same goes for the Shawon Dunston, Glenallen Hill, and Moises Alou. ...

NO JERRY MORALES?
Zoner Sports — You may have seen this fella before–he’s done several videos like this. He does a great job, but let me add a few of my favorite Cubbie batting stances: Jerry Morales, Billy Buckner, Dave Kingman, Ron Cey and Bill Madlock. Anybody got any others? I also used to love how Manny Trillo would throw the ball to first after seemingly examining it for a minute before flipping it submarine-like.

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Friday 5/16, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — Next Game Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs Friday, May 16, 2008, 1:20 PM CDT Wrigley Field Tom Gorzelanny vs Sean Gallagher Complete Coverage ...

Video Win: Chicago Cubs Batting Stances
FanHouse — Filed under: Chicago, Cubs, NL Central, MLB Video I don't know who you are, internet Youtube Cubs fan dudes, but -- and I say this as a Cubs fan that giggled at every single imitation -- you just won for best internet video ever. Seriously. Contest now over. Congratulations. (via Bleed Cubbie Blue)   Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Batting Stances
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog — Apologies if this is 3/44 -- Cubs batting stances, past and present: This guy has a whole series of batting stance videos up. A nice diversion on a day off. ...

Friday Video Blowout
SimonOnSports — Everyone needs something to keep them occupied on Friday afternoons so the Friday Video Blowout was born. Spend your next few minutes, laughing, crying of laughter, pissing your self, whatever, but mostly wasting your companies time. ...

BATTING STANCE GUY
Docksquad Sports — I don't know if you guys have seen this yet, but if you are a Cubs fan, or even a baseball fan, you need to see this. This guy pretty much imitates every single Cubs hitter's bat stance, dating back to 1980. This guy actually can do every team, it's pretty sweet. You can see more at www.battingstanceguy.com BallHype - Batting Stance Guy ...

Batting Stance Guy
CubScore — This guy is pretty good.  Some of these batting stances are really close, but others not so much!

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