I have this theory about St. Louis Fans…I believe they live amongst us in Wrigleyville- posing as Cubs fans, hanging out at Murphy’s, wearing their Cubs gear…only to betray us when their “real” team comes to town. This is a possible explanation for over abundance of St. Louis fans inundating Wrigley when the Cards play the Cubs.
I have always been open about my distain and bias against the Cards. In fact, I have an equation for expressing fan loyalty through hatred:
Your love of the Cubs must …

At today’s Cubs game, Heather and I are back on the lawn fundraising for her school and two fans just let us know that we were on TV. Here is a question: Where the heck are the darn cameras from WGN? Please write in if you know.

I was not sure if I would get on the rooftop today. I had texted the rooftop owner yesterday asking if I could go but received no response. As Nicole wrote in her article the other day, the process to get on the rooftop for us can be difficult. However, last year, I learned who was “on the ground” that I needed to talk to. I saw him fairly quickly which allowed me to skip rooftop access steps 2-9.After the start of the game I saw Ronnie Woo-Woo walking down …

The NBA Playoffs have arrived. There is not a better time to plan spontaneous sports trips only a few days to a week ahead of time. With the amount of teams involved in the playoffs there are many travel options.
The last couple of years I was commuting between Los Angeles and Chicago, so there were multiple playoff games to attend with the Lakers, Clippers and Bulls making the playoffs during that time. But this year, I am living and working in Chicago. Thus, the Lakers resurgence …

The Ultimate Sports Fan sent me this article from USA TODAY’s blog. The article highlights a tee shirt for the Cub’s phenom, Kosuke Fukudome. His arrival on the Cubs has been met by much anticipation and fanfare. There are drunk dudes all over Wrigley dressed like the Karate Kid, donning head bands and Bruce Lee iconography on their shirts.
Most of this fanfare is in good spirits, but many of it is stretching into the offensive realm. Bastardizing Kosuke Fukudome’s name, the crowds yells: “F-You, Do …

For the first time in awhile I almost caught a game ball. It all started when my friend, Kelly McMahon, texted me that she was sitting in Section 112 of Wrigley Field and that she had the mitt I lent her on Opening Day. My buddy, Mike Holzman, and I decided that her seats were better than ours so we headed down in her direction. Her friend had been using my mitt, but once I arrived she gave the mitt back to me.
A few innings later, a towering …

The Cubs started the game off quickly and never looked back defeating the Reds 12-3. Derrek Lee equaled his first half home run total of last year with a home run in the 3rd inning. Carlos Zambrano pitched well and added 3 hits.
The bleacher bums were at it again. After Adam Dunn’s home run in the top of the 8th inning, the fans decided throw his home run ball back in addition to 15 more baseballs.
Josh Fogg tied his career high giving up 9 runs. It was the 3rd time …

Tonight was my first night game of the season. I love and hate night games. I appreciate them because I still feel that they are a novelty at Wrigley…I mean, we went so long without the lights. If you have lived in Chicago your whole life, you can’t help but feel in awe.
But, everything about a night game can be painful. The El ride commute is the worst…you are trying to get home from work, to get to the game, and you are packed …

When the NFL Schedule was release I reviewed it for 3 main agendas:
1) The Chicago Bears home schedule.2) The schedules for the stadiums I have not attended NFL games at.3) The international schedule – now that the NFL is consistently playing games in London and Toronto.
The Chicago Bears Home ScheduleAs a Bears’ season ticket holder, I first look at the Bears’ home games and look out for any conflicts. For example, September home games sometimes conflict with Cubs’ home games. However, the Cubs are only home on one …

The Cincinnati Reds featured some infamous names from the Cubs’ 2003 playoff run – Paul Bako, Corey Patterson and new manager Dusty Baker. Baker was returning to Wrigley Field for the first time since the Cubs decided not to renew his contract after the 2006 season. I have always thought that Dusty just won too early in his tenure with the Cubs. If he had one or two losing seasons before guiding the Cubs to the NLCS, he would still be managing the team.
Alfonso Soriano injured himself in the top …