Baseball & Chicago (intersection of tags)

The renovated bleachers at Wrigley Field now allow bleacher ticket holders to go to the non-bleacher parts of the park. They stamp your hand with a BB upon leaving the bleachers. BB–how funny that the Chicago Cubs marks the bleacher…

The Chicago Cubs are allowing fans to buy a brick at Wrigley Field with any message on it. We are currently taking donations to buy a brick that says: RUB THIS BRICKAND THE CUBSWILL WIN TODAY You can donate any…

The image for MLB.com’s fantasy opening day features photos of cubs players in 1985 Topps baseball card frames. Ahhh yes. That was the year that my brother and I collected the most baseball cards from our youth. That design is…

In 2005, I looked at “What type of Chicago Cubs tickets sell out first” and made a few observations: 1) August sells out faster than September. 2) Saturday sells faster than Sunday. 3) “Sold out” doesn’t always mean sold out…

Shawon Dunston of the Chicago Cubs and Ozzie Guillen of the Chicago White Sox both started their major league careers at shortshop in 1985. Both were mainstays at their position in Chicago for over 10 years. Who was better Shawon…

My brother Erik posted on his blog that the Chicago Cubs are offering fans the opportunity to get their very own 4″ x 8″ personalized brick to be placed somewhere around Wrigley Field. Erik wants to get a brick that…

Being a die-hard Cubs fan who roots against the White Sox, I expect to hear crap from the White Sox fans when they win the World Series. It’s expected. BUT instead what I hear more is complaints from people that…

Some of the most exciting races in baseball right now are the wild card races. However, almost every single major sports site puts the wild card standings on another page separate from the regular division standings. Ugh. I don’t want…

The Cubs are 5.5 games out of the wild card with 19 games left. The White Sox lost their 4th in a row leaving a 5.5 game lead ahead of the Indians. Wouldn’t it be funny if the Cubs made…

The Chicago Cubs play 55 home games during the day in the 2005 season. The rest of baseball has an average of about 27 day home games. It’s really rather special that the Chicago Cubs play a majority of their…

There have been 15 Cubs since 1990 who hit 20 or more homeruns in one season. There have been 9 Cubs since 1990 who hit 30+ HR There have been 2 Cubs since 2000 who hit 40+ HR Position Name…

0 of 4 people rated my review of Sammy Sosa’s boombox as helpful. What?! Don’t people want to know what boombox Sammy Sosa owned? It’s the Panasonic SC-AK33 Compact Stereo System. Here is the review from March 10, 2003: This…

Here’s what I bring to every ballgame: Sunglasses Camera (with extra film/memory card) Pencils: for scorecard Sharpie pen: just in case for autographs Blank posterboard sign: just in case you get inspiration to write a message on it Thick marker:…

As Len Kasper and Bob Brenly are the new Chicago Cubs announcers this year, they still don’t always refer to the Cubs as “us” or “we.” It’s always “The Chicago Cubs lineup…” “The Chicago Cubs batters did great yesterday. C’mon…

A friend of mine, Andy Matznick, had a contest at his work to build a scene using Peeps as the focus. His Peeply Field scene won.

Some observations about how the tickets sold. These is based solely on the Chicago Cubs website when they state “Tickets to the following games are no longer available or have scattered single seats.” To make this simple, I’m merely calling…

For the past seven seasons the Chicago Cubs are 1-7 for their season opener game. The one win came in 2003. But in their total history since 1876, they have won 57.3% of their opening day games Longest season opening…

Who were the players on the very first baseball teams like the 1876 Cubs? Not the 2nd season, but the very first season? What are the stories back then? The National League formed in 1876 with the Chicago Cubs (then…

Yesterday the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs both wore dark jersey shirts with light pants. Isn’t there some rule that one team wears dark and the other light?

While at the Chicago Cubs game in Milwaukee yesterday, anyone with a fluorescent colored shirt in the stands really stood out. There should be a professional team with fluorescent green as one of their team colors. Then their fans can…

Why is Sammy Sosa so popular? Yes, he’s a homerun machine, but he’s also got personality. And lots of things that give him a story. Players become fan favorites when they have something to hang their hat on–something unique about…

Vote for the final player on the All-star team. The Chicago Cubs Aramis Ramirez is on the list. Vote for him!

Listening to a baseball game’s tv and radio broadcast is like being at a party and listening to two conversations at once. This party has the Chicago Cubs’ Ron Santo/Pat Hughes on one side, and the White Sox’s annoying Darrin…

After finding a Chicago Cubs mug at the Tribune Tower’s shop (see previous post), I wanted to see if any of the stores by Wrigley Field had any more options. So wearing my work clothes, I headed off to Wrigley…

What store in Chicago has the best selection of Chicago Cubs mugs? Not any of the stores by Wrigley Field Not Sportmart Not any tourist trap in downtown Chicago Not Walgreens But our very own Tribune Tower with its tiny…

Here are domains that were previously registered, but their owners recently have not renewed their license, making them available for anyone to pick up. absolutchicago.com (deleted on 05-06-04) chicagocontest.com (deleted on 06-04-04) chicagobox.com (deleted on 04-27-04) chicagoportrait.com (deleted on 06-07-04)…

On Monday, June 14 Chicago Cub Aramis Ramirez hit a homerun off Houston Astro Roger Clemens. I enjoyed that homerun, because: 1) I started Aramis Ramirez in MLB’s Beat the Streak, so he continued my hitting streak to 3 games…

Did anybody happen to see Chicago Cubs Todd Hollandsworth’s jumping catch last night (Sunday, June 13)? He totally faceplanted himself into Angels Stadium outfield wall. It looked like he crushed his Oakley sunglasses. That dude is so early 90’s with…

I want to buy a new cubs hat. Something funky cool. Which one do you think? option A: fitted: $23.95: Cap Cubs Trucha Truckeroption B: non-fitted: $16.95: Antidote Mesh Cubs Trucker Hatoption C: fitted: $27.99: Alternate Desert Storm Camo Hat

The Tribune Company (owners of the Chicago Cubs, and my employer) has installed a super huge HDTV in the lobby of the Tribune Tower. When the Cubs are playing on WGN during the day, they broadcast the game in the…

Chicago Cubs radio announcers Ron Santo and Pat Hughes have the attendance guessing game. White Sox tv announcers Ken Harrelson and Darren Jackson have the pick to click bet. The Chicago Cubs tv broadcasters Steve Stone and Chip Caray should…