Little girl Phillies fan tosses Daddy's ball away.

Seriously, how nice is this guy? I'd probably be drunk and yell at my daughter if she did this. Know how rare it is to get even a foul ball in a stadium? And from a hitter on the team you root for? Yep, I'm a mean daddy.

On the other hand, no way would a take my daughter to a game where the seats are front row balcony!

old school baseball team names

Can you tell I'm searching Wiki today? I thought this listing of the original teams listed in the NL and AL back in 1901 was neat.

Chicago White Sox = Chicago White Stockings (after the Cubs gave up the stockings name)
Chicago Cubs = Chicago Orphans (worst team name ever)

Here's the funny ones:

Brooklyn Superbas? (the Yankees were so "superba" in their play)
Boston Beaneaters? (this is actually kinds cool, and better than "Red Stockings")

Thank you, White Sox!

Getting big-time baseball players to play for the Cubs is hard enough. The fans can be fickle (the greatest when you're winning, the most brutal when you're losing), Cubs management and owners have always made bonehead decisions (Sam Zell is clearly no exception...) and you're always a Cub for the rest of your career (for good or for bad). When Peavy was rumored to be heading to Chicago, it seemed too good to be true and the Cubs management would have to pay big money to get him here. Well, it turns out, not as much money or convincing as thought.

You see, the White Sux GM offered a dream package (because several players are coming off the books) to Peavy to bring him to the ailing White Sux and all of Chicago (based on Chicago sports media yesterday) was on board. Too bad Peavy wasn't. He initially said he needed a week or two to think it over. Turns out, he only needed about 12 hours to decline the offer.

So thank you White Sux nation...for convincing Peavy that if he comes to Chi-town, the Cubbies are where it's at. For reassuring penny-pinching Zell that it might not take THAT MUCH money to get Peavy. For showing Peavy what a 20-1 loss looks like, on the same night he's weighing the decision.

Tell you what though, Peavy drinks like a Southsider. Jager? Only suitable for Southside bachelor parties. Period.

On a funny note, listening the 670AM (and overall sports) personalities back-peddle today is hilarious. yesterday, they were all on the Peavy bandwagon. "Great offer" from Kenny Williams, "aggressive," "early," "trying to right the ship." Today: "wasn't a good fit," "not contenders in the AL central anyway." I'll give them that he didn't want to play in the AL, but I didn't hear anyone saying that yesterday!

Even the new Yankees stadium has an ego.

I'm kind of late on this posting because the Yankees have been in their new stadium for a week, but I thought this was interesting. White Sux fans can call Wrigley Field a dump all they want, but clearly bigger and newer isn't necessarily better. Case in point: don't you want to travel and spend the day at The Cell?

Nick Swisher: new Yankees pitcher

The White Sux should ask for him back. They need someone to shutdown these pitiful offenses that have killed them this season so far! It is ironic that the Yankees have the largest payroll and one of the best pitching outings was their first baseman.

Theriot the bloodsucker

This posting at the Cubs Brickyard is from December 2008, but I thought it was pretty funny. The Riot is a vampire.

Zambrano hates Wrigley

Obviously, Big Z hasn't heard the phrase "don't sh*t where you eat." He's one of the most popular pitchers today because of Cubs fans (there are plenty of aces in the game who don't get the cheers and jersey sales he gets...) and yet wants Wrigley gone. In favor of another generic, albeit top notch, professional stadium? He needs to visit the Cell more often.

Cubs ace asks for a new ballpark

“You come into a ballpark like this and you see great things...You wish that Chicago’d build a new stadium for the Cubs,” he said.

Cubs manager Lou Piniella couldn’t agree less with his opening-day starter. The former Yankees outfielder and manager was enchanted by the new [Yankees] ballpark in the Bronx, but can’t wait to return to Chicago for the first home game on April 13.

“I don’t see why,” Piniella said when asked if the Cubs need a new stadium. “Wrigley’s got its own uniqueness. There’s no question the facilities need to be redone but that’s going to happen. My favorite time of year is when the ivy turns green. It’s really a great environment to play a ballgame,” he said.

Sweet Lou knows how to play the game. And by "play the game" I mean making Cubs fans happy by telling us exactly what we want to hear. He's right about Wrigley needing some updating...the old gal is falling apart and our team deserves better (the below photo is their dugout pisser). I get they're athletes and not glamour boys, but this is pretty rough looking. I don't want to know what the buckets are for...

And while we're on the subject, any Wrigley renovation can't remove the mens rooms' troughs. If you're a sports fan, you're aware of how bad timeout/halftime/quarter-end bathroom breaks are with urinals. Lines barely move and dudes end up pissing in the sinks. I'm just saying it happens. Don't judge. Guys, if you've been to Wrigley, you've been amazed at how fast troughs make it to get in and get out. They can get rid of the handwashing station though. Seriously, it does kind of look like another urinal and accidents happen. Hey, I said don't judge.

Ladies, you're just screwed at sporting events...your lines are always long. You should probably invest in the "Go Girl."

Cubs 2009

You've been gone from our lives too long, Cubbies. Play ball!

Almost that time again...

...hey Chicago, whatta you say? Cubs are gonna win today.


THIS IS THEIR YEAR!!!!!

Wrigley Field evacuated

Tornadoes and t-storms hit Chicagoland last night and the Cubs took a loss due to the weather. I'm posting a short AP write-up on Wrigley's evacuation. I tried to find a picture of Wrigley's tornado siren (the hood ornament on the Budweiser house) but no luck. I found some cool Youtube clips of the evacuations though, even if the videos are from drunk a-holes who don't realize they shouldn't be video-taping during a tornado evacuation.

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Chicago tornado warning sounded, Wrigley Field evacuated (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mon Aug 4, 11:07 PM ET)

CHICAGO - A powerful storm has led to tornado warnings in downtown Chicago and to the evacuation of fans from the stands at Wrigley Field. The U.S. National Weather Service has not confirmed any tornado touchdowns. But it says trained spotters have reported high-rotation winds in DeKalb and Kane counties in northeastern Illinois.

Tornado sirens echoed throughout Chicago's downtown Monday night. Thousands of fans at Monday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros were evacuated from the stands to the stadium's concourse.

Meteorologist Brad Churchill says 96 km/h to 128 km/h winds were expected.


Storms moved in fast!


It’s the sequel to Cloverfield!


Ah, 5 innings is official…


I need to find a photo of the ornament/siren!