Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... the Pirates ' Junior Walsh. As we can infer from the scoreboard data and the position of the fielders, Wayne Terwilliger must be stepping in to the batter's box to lead off for the Cubs in the bottom of the first. Players visible include Tom Saffell in center, Pete Castiglione at short, and the legendary Nanny Fernandez at third. The man in black on the third base line is Hall of Fame ump...
The News Market (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Dan Nita, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. commented on the company's investment at Wrigley Field.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Horseshoe Casino Responds to Billboard Presence at Wrigley FieldCHICAGO, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Horseshoe Casino released the following statement on November 25, 2009. "2009 was a milestone year at the Horseshoe Casino," said Dan Nita, Senior Vice President and General Manager. "We were very excited to showcase our $500 million new casino and entertainment offering to the Chicagoland...
SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... make the team better without sacrificing fan-friendly aspects of the Cubs, like the integrity of Wrigley Field. 3. Rich Harden is now a free agent which leaves your rotation needing an additional starter. How will the Cubs address this in the offseason? It's not for sure yet that the Cubs will let Harden go, but they're likely to pass on him unless he takes a major pay cut. He's been...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
There's not much baseball front office activity on this holiday weekend, so I thought I'd post another bit of history. A couple of weeks ago in this post, I commented on this Chicago Tribune article from October 30 (finally found an online link!) in which the photo caption read "The grounds crew at Wrigley Field installs new sod for the beginning of the 1962 season". In that...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... it to a longtime friend who is a Cubs fan, he understood immediately. Of course he calls them Wrigley Field Rules.
Scripting News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... it to a longtime friend who is a Cubs fan, he understood immediately. Of course he calls them Wrigley Field Rules.
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
While you are enjoying your Thanksgiving Day, check out another historic photo of Wrigley Field, this one from 1975. A few things to look at before you go past the jump and find out exactly what day this picture was taken: Note the people in the RF corner sitting in the sunshine, while almost no one is sitting anywhere in the shade. This was a common practice in the 1960's and 1970's...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... so poorly from June 1-August 2 (.179/.216/.357) that he had to be sent back to Iowa, returning to Wrigley Field with the Iowa Cubs on August 9 and joking that he just wanted to pick up a pair of pants he had left in the clubhouse when the Cubs left on a road trip. Plus, Hoffpauir will be 30 years old on March 1; I think he's had his proverbial 15 minutes. Chad Tracy, who is only a...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Albert Pujols unanimous NL MVP pickBy R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports WriterWednesday, November 25, 2009 at 1:57 a.m. / APFILE - In this July 10, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Last updated November 24, 2009 1:35 p.m. PTAlbert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP awardBy RONALD BLUM FILE - In this July 10, 2009, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Pujols was unanimously voted National League MVP on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, becoming the...
City Room (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... ots” on the I-90 westbound exit for Utica, N.Y. “Chicago Cubs” “C i a o Cubs” on a neon sign at Wrigley Field. “Babylon Bowling Alley” “Baby on Bowl.” “CARWASH” “C R ASH” near the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 74th street in Jackson Heights, Queens. “Diet Coke” “Die Coke” on a billboard in the San Francisco area earlier this year. “GHANA POLICE HEADQUARTERS” “GHANA LICE HEADQUARTERS”...
