Archive for the ‘Chicago Cubs’ Category
Sunday, August 21st, 2011
The Chicago Cubs finally did the inevitable on Friday, announcing the firing of general manager Jim Hendry a mere one month after actually firing him.
Wait, what?
According to Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, Hendry was actually canned on July 22. However, it somehow took until August 19 for Hendry to turn in ...
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
The beauty of the Chicago Cubs is the simplicity of their design. Just when you think they've lost in the crappiest way you could ever imagine, they find a way to do something even worse the very next day.
That was the case on Sunday, as the Cubs got swept by ...
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
For three days, I have struggled to figure out how to write this blog post. This is what I finally came up with.
It wasn't a surprise when I woke up to the texts on Friday morning. Ron Santo, the face -- or at least the soul -- of the Cubs ...
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
When former Cub fan favorite Ryan Theriot was traded to the Cardinals from the Dodgers on Tuesday, the response amongst myself and friends was a universal "Shit."
Even if he hits .120 against every other opponent next season, none of us had any doubt in our minds that Theriot will bat ...
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
So, the Cubs hired Mike Quade to be their manager for the next two seasons and the immediate reaction amongst Cub fans has not been to shoot off fireworks and start playing the 1812 Overture. (Which is the perfect song of celebration since 1812 is closer to the last Cubs ...
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
There's filthy, and then there's filthy.
A 48-year old chain-smoking, Atlantic City cocktail waitress toting a purse filled with Valtrex is filthy.
The mess two honeymooners leave between the bed sheets qualifies as filthy, as well.
But ladies and gentlemen, let me bring to your attention a whole other type of filth. That ...
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
My roommate’s birthday was last week and as a supplementary gift his mom gave him two suite tickets for Monday’s Indianapolis Indians game.
It's 5:30 p.m. He walks into my room asking if I’d like to make a 7 p.m. first pitch. I figure it’s a Monday night, the tickets provide ...
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