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Young Cubs Fan Mocks Ryan Dempster's Pain
This young fan in blue has thoroughly enjoyed Ryan Dempster's comical fall over a dugout railing, not realizing that the pitcher has just fractured his big toe and will spend a month on the DL. Go Cubbies! More »
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Comment by Gourmet Spud: The poor fence-jumping skills of ball players explains why there are so few Mexicans in the league. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Someone Else Actually Wants To Buy The Cubs?
Hold the phone, North Siders. Wrigley Field and its tenants have supposedly been sold for $900 million, but a new suitor has stepped in to Cubsblock the Ricketts. Will the team slip through their fingers like a groundball to short? More »
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Comment by the guru god of ganja: what if Steve Bartman comes in and buys the team? that would be the best story ever. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Worth Almost $900 Million Now, Imagine If The Cubs Won A World Series
"The Ricketts family has reached a deal to buy the storied Chicago Cubs baseball team from bankrupt media company Tribune Co." Ambiguous adjectives are about as delightful as Sam Zell no longer owning a baseball team. [Reuters]
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By Ben CohenComment by Steve U: This should only intensify their rivalry with the notorious Scurvy family from the South Side. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Ozzie Guillen Not Helping North-South Side Relations
It's time for another round of every Chicago baseball fan's favorite game, "Guess The Deleted Expletive In Ozzie Guillen's Anti-Cubs Rant." Or for bonus fun, just make up a word and get an even better quote. More »
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Comment by Ben Dover: The second article brings up another point: is there a sorrier sack of shit in baseball than Carlos Zambrano? 4 Responses | Other threads
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Milton Bradley Is Uncomfortable, And So Is A Certain Water Cooler
Lou Piniella, Milton Bradley and a water cooler — not as sexy a ménage à trois as it sounds. And unfortunately, it turns out the water cooler is the Lucky Pierre in this uninviting threesome. More »
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By Ben CohenComment by EddieCurrysTowels: 30 million dollars can buy a lot of tissues.../cracks beer, assumes position for cross town in t-minus 2 hours... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Lou Piniella Adds Context To The Soto Stoner Saga
"Look, I have smoked dope one time in my life, and it didn't do a damn thing for me, and I never tried it again.... But a lot of people do (smoke marijuana). You can buy it in California from a pharmacy." [ChiTrib]
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By Ben CohenComment by Bobby Big Wheel: Just because it's legal in the Sunshine State doesn't mean it's OK. Haven't you ever heard of a California... 7 Responses | Other threads
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scandal!
Geovany Soto Likes That Weed
Pictured, Left to Right: Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and the sweet, sticky herb that he loves to burn and inhale into his lungs, an activity he somehow got caught doing around the time of the World Baseball Classic. More »
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Comment by Silent_Q: Cubs fans everywhere who think the universe is out to get them. It's not out to get you. It just wants... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Ryne Sandberg Joins Wade Boggs In The "Stay Out Of Our Club" Brigade
If you are currently in the Hall of Fame and anywhere near a microphone, please state your preference on whether "steroid era" players deserve plaques like yours. Ryne Sandberg is the latest to go on record with a "no." More »
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Comment by Artie Fufkin: Sandberg is a questionable Hall of Famer himself. 8 Responses | Other threads
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why your stadium sucks
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Wrigley Field
This is a new weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: The Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by ScientificMapp: The trough urinals below the bleachers are the last straw. Stagefright is a bitch. 10 Responses | Other threads
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It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Gatorade
The fancy schmancy Gatorade dispenser that has adorned the home dugout at Wrigley Field this summer is being removed and replaced with a boring old water cooler. Why? Because people can't be trusted to have nice things. More »
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Comment by MarkKelsosMigraine: Because can't be trusted to have nice things. You know, my landlord said the same thing. Geez, you take ONE dump... 4 Responses | Other threads
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No Gatorade Machine Is Safe From Zambrano's Wrath
Carlos Zambrano did not make it through his start against the Pirates today and neither did the Gatorade dispenser in the Cubs dugout. Carlos gets ejected, but it's always the electrolytes that have to pay the price. More »
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Comment by Theodore Donald Kerabatsos: You see what happens, Carlson!? You see what happens when you f*ck a pitcher in the ass?!! You see what... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Carlos Marmol Leaves Team To Be With Wife (Not Pictured: His Wife)
Cub reliever Carlos Marmol is taking a leave of absence from his day job to fly to New York, as his wife is scheduled to give birth there this week. So then who was the very non-pregnant "female companion" he was snuggling with two weeks ago?
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Comment by One Sack, Two Sack: What is this, cheaters.com? Give me sports! Or at least a better photo. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Now, Is This Better Or Worse Than "Horry Kow?"
This shirt, worn at Busch Stadium by one cuddly Cardinal fan, was shown off proudly without security hassles. At least the fan with the "Cubs Suck" shirt was forced to turn his inside out. [JSF]
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By DAULERIOComment by Torgo Too Long: Pedroia represents me in the Lollipop Guild 4 Responses | Other threads
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Carlos Zambrano Needs A Timeout
The Big Z is going on the 15-day DL with a bad hamstring. Should Cubs fans panic? Should they start beheading farm animals? Or get drunk and embrace the Jeff Samardzija Era. [Sun-Times]
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Comment by racistmascot_inc: Cub fans? Panic? You talkin crazy, Dash. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Milton Bradley: 'I Never Had A Problem In My Life Until I Started Playing Baseball'
Milton Bradley's latest media boycott lasted about as long as Kramer's vow of silence on that episode of Senifeld. For someone who's not talking, there sure was a horn 'o plenty of quotes on Thursday. More »
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Comment by Quake 'n' Shake: Of course he's not Sorry! Parker Bros. makes that game. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Cubs Fans Will Never Escape Their Terrible Destiny
A rogue cat invaded Wrigley Field yesterday, reminding Cubbie fans everywhere that the ceaseless torment of loving sport's most accursed franchise will follow them to their eternal damnation beyond the grave. More »
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Comment by jussstabitoutside: Yeah, keep blaming 100 years of losing on a goat and a cat, you insufferable yuppie cubs fans. We'll just... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Breaking: Some Sports Franchises More Equal Than Others
"Don't get me wrong I love America," a reader writes. Whatever Wen Ho, think I don't get my fill of pinkos whining about Fox over at Torture Points Memo? More »
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By MoeComment by Matt Sussman: Well, I guess there's one thing left to do. Commence DUAN at Jezebel.com at, let's say, 8:00 EST. Everyone synchronize your watches... 25 Responses | Other threads
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Rod Blagojevich Will Tweak Your Lineup
Did former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich really once give Lou Piniella lineup advice? And more importantly, why didn't Piniella take it? More »
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Comment by WoodBatsSteelBalls: [i] "The ex-governor is a big Cubs fan," he said. "And we always welcome suggestions."[/i] Steve Phillips begs to differ. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Well That Didn't Take Long
A tipster writes: "I'm following the Cubs/Cards game on ESPN and the play ticker said that Milton Bradley just got ejected. Haha. I have no idea what happened but I hope it's hilarious." More »
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Comment by joshuablue: threadjack: [www.thebostonchannel.com] The Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge has suffered a heart attack, SportsCenter 5 has learned When asked for comment, Garnett muttered... 7 Responses | Other threads
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The New Milton Bradley Is Cool, Calm And Collected
Milton Bradley says he's ready for any abuse that Cubs fans can dish out. That's because he's a new man; all that childish stuff is in the distant past. Ha ha, but anyway ... More »
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Comment by Chuck Knoblauch Throwing Error: I thought Milton Bradley would have retired from baseball by now. I thought he was getting Board of this... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Please Refrain From Humping The $1.5 Billion Stadium, Thank You
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap More »
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By Pete GainesComment by StevePerryPsychOut: Hawk Harrelson is the worst TV guy in baseball. He beat out Joe Morgan by refusing to believe in OBP... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Cubs Just Can't Let Go Of Kerry Wood
Kerry Wood's Wrigley Field locker will remain unoccupied this season, even though the fragile fireballer is now pitching for Cleveland. They've also been asking mutual friends if Wood has said anything about them. [NBC Chicago]
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Comment by ClintonPortishead: And nobody's even touched Mark Prior's Summer's Breeze since he left. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Curse Of The Colonel Update: Now PETA's Involved
Of course they are. The animal rights organization has sent an impassioned letter to the Chicago Cubs, advising them not to accept a Japanese baseball team's offer of a curse-breaking Kentucky Fried Chicken statue. More »
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Comment by Tully Blanchard Enterprises: PETA needs to not carrion like this, it's embarrassing 3 Responses | Other threads
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Can Japanese Colonel Sanders Statue End The Cubs' Curse?
This handsome statue, plucked from the watery depths of a Japanese river, is being offered to the Chicago Cubs as curse-breaking material. I see no way this can fail. More »
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Comment by 7-8 Deville: I'm turning JapaneseI think I'm turning JapaneseI really think so 2 Responses | Other threads
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Curt Schilling Denies Cubs Rumors, Sort Of
For confusing adventures in sports blogging, take a look at this entry from Curt Schilling's 38 Pitches on Sunday, concerning rumors that he might be headed to the Chicago Cubs: More »
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Chad Gaudin Is The Amish Rifle
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »
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Comment by parsley sagehenbait rosemary and thyme: I smell a Farrelly Bros. movie. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Some Spring Training News That Really Isn't News
In a development absolutely no one could have predicted, the Indians' Kerry Wood may miss some time with a sore back. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
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Comment by OhNoonan: How can a guy with a virile name like Wood be such a pussy? 4 Responses | Other threads
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Getting Blasted In The Bleachers With Harry Carey
It's the 11th Annual Toast to Harry Caray, this year featuring Ernie Banks in comical giant glasses. [Mouthpiece Sports]
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Comment by wonderlic---myballs: Rocco Siffredi showed up mistakenly, looking for the 11th Annual Toast to Mary Caray. The climax of the evening was... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Meanwhile, At Busch Stadium ...
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »
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Comment by Disco Choo: Even though I have been a die-hard Cub fan my entire life (except from age 0-3 whilst I was suckling... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Cubs' Apparent New Owner Actually Likes The Cubs
Chicago Cubs sold for $900 million to family group headed by Tom Ricketts. Deal includes Wrigley Field and Ronnie Woo-Woo. [Washington Post]
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Comment by Eamus Catuli: Met a girl in the Bleachers?Lived above a bar on clark street? Yep. New owner is a douche. 7 Responses | Other threads
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mlb roundup
The Return Of The Powerful Lip Fur, And Milton Bradley Is A Cub (Hide All Sharp Objects)
• No Way This Ends Badly. Cubs, Milton Bradley agree to sane, very thrifty three-year, $30 million deal, pending physical examination. Hopefully will not include psychological testing. [Chicago Tribune] More »
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Comment by SideAngleSide: so i guess the yankees don't have a monopoly on high priced players. 16 Responses | Other threads
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Hot Stove Roundup: Jake Peavy Spared From A Long, Cold Chicago Winter
It's over. They lived, they loved, they all said things they can never take back, but in the end, it was never to be. Jake Peavy will not be a Cub. More »
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Comment by Shakey: Does anyone else think that the Nationals offered Mark Teixeira an 8-year, $160M deal as a joke and are secretly... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Chicago Cubs Become Pawn In Most Obvious Corruption Scandal Ever
This just in—Illinois politicians are kinda corrupt. As you may have heard, Governor Rod Blagojevich (henceforth known as "Blago") was arrested by FBI agents on federal corruption charges, after he "put a for sale sign" on the appointment of the new Senator to replace President-Elect Barack Obama. He didn't just say "maybe we can help each other out, wink, wink" ... he flat out asked for the cash from anyone who would give it to him. Pretty ballsy. But there's more! He also tried to bully the Tribune Co., which owns the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, which means Mark DeRosa will be the next United States Senator from Illinois. Wait, let's back up. More »
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Comment by Jayne Mansfield's Night Off: Rod Blagojevich was a great debater, but Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator. 5 Responses | Other threads
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It Goes To Eleven ...
Well, that was fast. The Tribune Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but the Cubs — whom they're hoping to sell by early April — aren't included in the filing. [Market Watch]
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Comment by Kick His Ass Seabass: If we bail out the Cubs, that's the final straw...I'm moving to Mexico... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Will Cubs Be Destitute, Eating From Dumpsters In 2009?
With the Wall Street Journal reporting that the Tribune Company has hired bankruptcy advisers, Chicago Cubs fans are preparing for the worst (as if they ever prepare for the best). Will the team, which is owned by the Tribune, be able to afford Jake Peavy? Will a reputable buyer ever come forward? Will they have to take a bus to all away games? Surprisingly, the answers to these questions appear to be yes, probably and no. More »
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Comment by Alejandro Kouruklis: First post. I am Cubs fan and a Cowboys fan. I am destitute already. 17 Responses | Other threads
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Brian Cuban Would Like You To Know That His Brother Is Not Martha Stewart
Thanks for attempting to clear that up Brian, but I always thought it was obvious by the way Mark dresses. Black pullovers in the spring? Sheesh. Anyway, Brian Cuban, Dallas attorney and brother of the mercurial Mark Cuban, is firing back on his own blog at meanies who have been emailing him with various taunts aimed at his brother regarding those recent insider trading allegations. More »
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96 ... 97 ... 98 ... 99 ...
Most Cubs fans know that since 1995, the Lakeview Baseball Club has maintained a Cubs Futility Odometer on its building on Sheffield Avenue, across the street from Wrigley. The sign marks the number of years since the Cubs have won a division title, NL pennant and World Series; the latter number, of course, which turned over to triple digits this year. One problem: No room for that last zero. More »
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Comment by UkraineNotWeak: Do have one for the Blackhawks? Because thos numbers are getting up there too. I believe it is 48 years... 6 Responses | Other threads
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The Summer That Didn't Quite Last Forever
Walter E. Smithe is a Chicago furniture store whose management figured that they'd cash in big when the Cubs finally broke 100 years of frustration with a World Series championship. So sure were they that this was the year, actually, that they produced a commercial, complete with former Cubs greats frolicking at Wrigley Field. Needless to say, it never saw the light of day. Until now, that is. Take a gander, following the jump. More »
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Comment by J-No: I posted this before but it bears repeating: Being a Cubs fan is like screwing for 2 hours and never getting... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Mocking The Cubs: America's Fun New Sport
Some may say that the rest of America is piling on the Chicago Cubs and their fans; making too much sport of their misery. But is not our gentle mocking really a welcome distraction from all of the really serious problems in the world? I say that the Cubs are actually keeping this country sane. Witness if you will this amusing segment from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart from last night. More »
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Comment by J-No: This was hilarious. Also I am shopping for a new baseball team to root for since I am breaking up... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Revenge Is A Dish Best Served On The Front Lawn
This is how they settle disputes between rival baseball fans on the mean streets of Chicago, yo. A White Sox fan, who had been mocked all season by a Cubs fan, got ultimate revenge when the Cubs were rudely ousted from the playoffs by the Dodgers. The best part I believe is the fact that this prank took more hard work and planning than either Piniella or Guillen ever used with their respective pitching rotations. More »
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Comment by Logical Negativist: I clicked to the Trib article and all that was done was copying and pasting part of the article. ... 6 Responses | Other threads
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