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Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has boldly proclaimed that the improvements will make champs out of the North Siders. Mr. Chairman, please consider the following upgrades that did not appear on your comprehensive plan.
Summer vacation meant fast pitch in the morning, watching a bit of the Cubs after lunch, back out to play more baseball and then the White Sox after dinner. It was heaven.
The pregame ritual happened every spring between 1951 and 1956. I bounded down the stairs of my family's two-flat in Brooklyn, a leather mitt covering my left hand, and excitedly knocked on my grandparents' door. Ready to go, Pop?
Long-time legendary Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray used to lead the crowd in his terrible singing voice with "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," and after he passed away, the team has continued the tradition, bringing in guest conductors.
We give our children our roots to take hold, but they grow in their own direction. Because that's what parenthood is all about... teaching your child how to feel strongly about something, love something, have passion about it and celebrate it.
Everyone thinks of Yogi Berra as the quintessential baseball quote. He made you think, laugh and occasionally want to launch your head into a brick wall. But Casey Stengel, manager of 3,766 games in the Big Leagues never wasted any time getting to the point
While choosing to check out a game at Wrigley is an easy decision, deciding which of the many places to go before or after the game is difficult. Here are three suggestions for great places to go in Wrigleyville after a game.
As spring nears, it's time to talk baseball rather than injustice, though the two are intertwined when it comes to the Chicago Cubs. Today's subject is deeply philosophical, even existential: The Ex-Cub Factor and the nature of Cubness.
Our weekly news discussion program Chicago Newsroom tackled Wrigley Field renovations and Midway privatization this week.
Christmas came 17 days early for Linda Kennedy. Sitting in Section 2, Row F of the $40 million Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas on December 8, the grandmother of four who lives in Rockford, Illinois, got more than a terrific show from Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Don't let the fear of losing a great player to another team cause you to sign an expensive, long-term contract at a disadvantageous time. Let the competition waste millions.
By their very definition, an underdog is a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict, they are the unlikely hero, the person in the posi...
Brad Zibung, editor of the satirical sports website The Heckler, stopped by The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer at The Hideout, to talk Jay Cutler, the challenges of making fun of the Cubs when nobody cares and more.
Ryan Dempster has been what every Chicago fan should want on their team. He loves the team he plays on through good and bad, mostly bad. He loves the city that you grew up in. He's a pillar in the community.
George Will pays a lot of attention to baseball statistics. He's a rabid Cubs fan, and he's written two books on the game. Unfortunately he doesn't show nearly the same interest in climate data. He's obviously a numbers guy, but when it comes to global warming, Will strikes out every time.
I don't like to brag about my athletic prowess, mainly because I don't have any, but I must say that I was a pretty good baseball player in my day.
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