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Let Leo Pitch! Cubs Tempt Fate By Dissing Their Oldest Fan
Leo Hildebrand wants to throw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game. And being that he's 104 years old, making him one of the few things alive that have actually seen a Cubs World Series title — the giant redwood and a certain species of desert tortoise are the others — you would think he'd be ...
Doesn't Anyone Around Here Knock?
From Harper's back in 2001, dig Rich Cohen's fun trip to Chicago, "Down and Out at Wrigley Field":...
Cubs Score On Consecutive Mets Throwing Errors, Still Lose
We pick up the action in the fifth inning with "...David Wright, who's won two gold gloves—not a good throw, though!..." and it only got better....
Both Chicago Teams Played In The Fog, And It Was Gorgeous
We noticed last night that Wrigley Field looked like it had been transported to Silent Hill. (This being the Cubs, maybe Superman 64 is the better analogy.) But the fog covered the South Side too, and the morning-after photos are equal parts eerie, quirky, and beautiful....
Wrigley Field: Home Of The Pantomimed Blowjob
Remember this jackass? He made his way onto TV in a late-night, nothing game in Chicago and made blowjob gestures for a whole inning. He had at least two competitors during today's Diamondbacks-Cubs action today at Wrigley Field....
Dusty Baker Wants Fights To Settle Disputes In The MLB
In the sixth inning of Sunday's Cubs-Reds game, Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto threw a pitch over the head of David DeJesus, causing umpire Bob Davidson to warn both teams....
Old Scouting Report On Mark Grace: "The Brothers Love Him"
Diamond Mines is a fantastic site for baseball wonks, as it allows you to look up old scouting reports on major league players. It's also a gold mine for people who want to marvel at some of the truly odd things that scouts used to include in their reports....
The Reds Auctioned Off A Ball Covered In Jeff Samardzija's Blood
I don't know why you'd want this unless you planned to clone Jeff Samardzija, but hey: we don't judge....
Julio Borbon Desperately Wants You To Think He Was Hit By This Pitch
It really is a gripping performance. You have to respect how thoroughly Borbon commits himself to the act, even taking time to bend over in faux agony as the plate umpire tries to explain to Dale Sveum that the ball was a good two feet from touching Borbon. Bravo, Julio....
"And That's The Cubs? My Fuckin' Ass!": Lee Elia's Famous Rant Is 30
On April 29, 1983, the Cubs lost by a run to the Dodgers at Wrigley Field, dropping them to 5-14, last place in the National League East. Afterward, a reporter asked Cubs manager Lee Elia a question about fan support. Elia responded with an unrivaled fusillade of profanities....
Anibal Sanchez's 17-K Game Trumped Even Randy Johnson's 1992 "Hammer From Hell" Game
If we can indulge in a brief moment of Welcome Back, Baseball — still early enough in the season, right? — it’s a joy to watch a sport that puts the ball in the hands of the defense. Virtually any other sport you care to name turns a defensive player into an offensive player as soon as he takes poss...
Jean Segura Stole Second Base, Then Got Caught Trying To Steal Second
One indication of just how strange Jean Segura’s adventures on the basepaths were in Milwaukee’s 5-4 win over the Cubs last night: The first 19 paragraphs of the Associated Press's 33-paragraph game story were about his baserunning in the eighth inning....
Cubs C Steve Clevenger Injured Himself Striking Out To End The Game
The Chicago Cubs are 4-7, and they lost again today to the San Francisco Giants. They also lost Steve Clevenger's services for at least the foreseeable future; Clevenger, meanwhile, lost some dignity....
Cubs Prospect Jorge Soler Attacked The Opposing Dugout With A Bat Tonight
Details are still scarce, but apparently one of Chicago's top prospects, Jorge Soler, was ejected from the Daytona Cubs game against the Clearwater Threshers tonight when he charged the Threshers dugout with a bat after exchanging some words with Daytona's second baseman. ...
Someone Sent A Goat's Head To Wrigley Field
So, Cubs fans are not what one would call "stable." This much we know because, you know, they're Cubs fans. But sending a goat's head to the owner? That's taking it to a whole new level....
If The Chicago Cubs Want Their Big Renovation, It's Time For Them To Grease The Wrigleyville Rooftops
Wrigley Field, the goat-themed cemetery where the past 105 seasons of Chicago Cubs baseball are buried, is finally getting an overhaul befitting the task at hand. The Ricketts family that now owns the Cubs apparently wants to win more games, and to spend money to do so. Presently the team doesn’t ea...
Suburban Mayor Willing To Give The Chicago Cubs 25 Acres Of Land To Build A New Stadium
Brad Stephens is the mayor of Rosemont, a village less than 20 miles outside Chicago, and he's making a run at the Cubs. While the Cubs continue to fight with the city of Chicago over various restrictions in place, preventing the team from optimizing its cashflow, Mayor Stephens has said the Rickets...
The Sports Fan: What I Learned From Three Days Of Watching Baseball With Bill Murray
In 1990, Peter Richmond spent three days with Bill Murray in Chicago, eating and drinking and watching ballgames at Wrigley Field. He wrote about the experience for The National Sports Daily. His story was recently republished on Bronx Banter and appears here with permission....