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5 days ago Cat_tiny drodd 27 comments 0 recs

The Whites and Browns played their second championship game here to-day in the presence of about 3,000 people, of whom 500 were well-behaved ladies and gentlemen, and the rest a howling mob of ruffians.

The Chicago Tribune of Tuesday, May 9, 1876, describing a game in St. Louis between the Chicago White Stockings aka Cubs and the St. Louis Brown Stockings aka Cardinals.

6 days ago Tiny arnec 4 comments 0 recs

A deal like that? For a player like that? No. Is that succinct enough? I don't know that addition by subtraction would work. Smarter people than us have tried that.

San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean quoted in today's Chicago Tribune re: a bad contract swap for Milton Bradley. LINKY

13 days ago 0625081906a_1__tiny dat cubfan daver 44 comments 0 recs

Baseball Wives on E True Hollywood Story

While none of the Cubs are on it, the special really takes an interesting look into the lives of the players off the field.

The players involved are Jorge Posada (Good story about his son), Casey Daigel and his struggles, David Eckstein and one other who's name suddenly escapes me..

If you catch a rerun listed it's a good watch.

25 days ago Cutler_tiny cubstoseriesby100 2 comments 0 recs

I see one year, $7-8 mil guaranteed with incentives to reach maybe $12-13 mil. Seems like something the Red Sox would entertain. I wonder if Harden would take less, try to rebuild value in San Diego.

This was the response of Tim Dierkes of mlbtraderumors.com to my question: "What kind of deal will Rich Harden get this off-season? And who will give it to him?" in today's live chat.

28 days ago 0625081906a_1__tiny dat cubfan daver 20 comments 0 recs

A day late but 25 years to the day

"Walter Payton becomes the all time leading rusher surpassing Jim Brown" and then a few hours later.....

about 1 month ago Cutler_tiny cubstoseriesby100 4 comments 1 recs

Rainout Refunds 8/16 and 10/1

Has anyone received their refund from the 8/16 game? Mostly interested in hearing from non season ticket holders who sent in their tickets and asked for a check refund.

Your comments may also help inform those who are applying for a refund for last night's game. (No official info on procedures posted yet on cubs.com).

about 1 month ago Sm1don_kessinger_autograph_tiny JohnM 3 comments 0 recs

Cubs Not Looking To Retain Rich Harden?

about 1 month ago Tiny brian custer 17 comments 0 recs

"I'm not a doctor but I once played one on TV" OT but Cubs connections.

Tomorrow marks the end of an era. Guiding Light a show probably your mother or grandmother watched leaves the airwaves after a combined 72 years on TV and radio.

Why the quote? I used to cover it for soap magazines and got to be an extra as a doctor a few times.

The Cubs connections:

1. Irna Phillips used to sit at Wrigley and write scripts in the late 30s and early 40s.

2. Characters were Cub fans as Springfield was supposed to be in the NW suburbs of Chicago unofficially. Through the years many a Cubs souveniere was seen.

3. For a few years in the 80s one of the writers was a huge Cubs fan and many 1 day characters were named after Cubs.

4. A few years ago they had a storyline where a character was a major league prospect. One of the writers at the time actually grew up with Hendry and Hendry helped with accuracy for the storyline.

I watched the show on and off for 26 years. Been DVRing it all week.

Many famous people got their starts on the show.

And it's the linchpin for a lot of 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon arguments.

How are Kevin Bacon and Hayden Pannetiere (sp) of Heroes connected?

Kevin Bacon was on Guiding Light with many people who were on when Hayden was,

2 months ago Cutler_tiny cubstoseriesby100 4 comments 0 recs


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