When the Ricketts family first took over the Cubs, some of the first words out of their mouths were expressions of unbridled love of Wrigley Field. They were going to win and they were going to win in Wrigley Field. That was their story. Tom went around telling anybody who would listen that he once lived across the street from Wrigley. …
WTF – March 22, 2013 – Wrigley Renovations, the Cubs Roster, and For Some Reason, Chone Figgins
Today on our Wrigley Talk Friday podcast, Adam, Julie and I discussed the Wrigley renovation saga as both Tom Tunney and the Cubs posture in the media, while Cubs fans kvetch over the potential loss of the manual scoreboard. We looked at the final roster and the few players remaining as possibilities, got sad, and successfully let Jesse Rogers troll …
This Year OV Has TWO Discredited Non-Classy Tournament Picking Options
I've always loved and hated doing brackets for the NCAA Tournament. On one hand, I'm not a huge college hoops follower, so having a bracket or two gives me rooting interests and makes the games between teams I generally couldn't care less about, a heck of a lot more fun. But on the other hand, I suck at picking brackets. …
Cubs Showcasing the Best of their System to Japanese Media Instead of Their Own Fans
The Cubs will be playing two games today. One against the White Sox that will be televised on WGN and one against the Japanese national team that will not be televised. Here is the Cubs lineup for the televised game: Valbuena 3B Barney 2B Castro SS Schierholtz RF Hairston DH Navarro C Bogusevic LF McDonald CF Nelson 1B Hooray. I'm interested …
Who Needs Two? Face Value Cubs Tickets Available
We just held our ticket draft last night and there is no way I'm going to use ALL of my allotted tickets this year, so I thought I'd give you fine people a shot at tickets for face value with no Ticketmaster fees. My seats are now in Aisle 409 Row 5, and I think they actually are the best …
Top Ten Rejected 2013 Cubs Slogans
The Cubs unveiled their new marketing slogan the other day and simultaneously churned Twitter into a furious snarky froth with "Committed." Frankly, I think "Committed" is right up there with "It's a Way of Life" as most mockable slogans the Cubs have come up with under the Ricketts. It took Twitter about 10 seconds to start making insanity references and …
WTF – February 22, 2013 – Wherein Tim & Adam Share Too Much For Everyone’s Comfort
Today on Wrigley Talk Friday, we hope we finally closed the door on Tony Campana discussion, reflected on Theo's honesty about where the Cubs stand, and admitted to some deep emotional scarring that the Cubs have inflicted on us over the years. By the way, the Theo interview we discuss can be heard here. Listen to internet radio with Wrigley Talk …
Garza Leaves Throwing Live BP Early with Trainers
Everybody was in the best shape of their lives and having fun watching Jed and Theo try their hand at bunting. Good times were had by all. That was yesterday. Today, Matt Garza stepped up on the mound to face live hitters for the first time since July. It did not go well. He ended up leaving early after getting a …
Cubs Bunting Tournament 2: Electric Boogaloo
The 2013 version of the Cubs Bunting Tournament is rapidly approaching and the Cubs beat writers seem pretty psyched about it. Carrie Muskat, Paul Sullivan, and Jesse Rogers are all Twitpic-ing the shit out of the brackets they've seen so far this morning. The first bracket is actually a play-in tourney for the 64th spot in the main tournament between some …
Mesa, Arizona, Cubs Pitchers and Catchers are In You
Cubs pitchers and catchers report today so we can finally get down to talking about some serious baseball stuff like bunting tournaments and if there is any purpose at all for Steve Clevenger. But for now, this is the time on Sprockets when we dance!