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Helpful Distractions at Wrigley Field after Cubs’ Terrible Loss to A’s

June 16, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Right after the Wrigley Field Grounds Crew prepared the field after nearly a two-hour rain delay, the Chicago Cubs managed to mess up the field again. The Cubs were sloppy from the get-go. And as much as I love the Cubs dearly, I began thinking, 'this is our hometown professional baseball team?' The Cubs' defense made themselves look anything but a major-league team Tuesday night against the Oakland A's. Derreck Lee–the least you'd expect to make any errors–committed two that night. He summed the Cubs' performance the best: "We played like a Single-A team." From the get-go, fans at Wrigley covered their eyes in ...

Chicago Cubs Giving Up Air Space for Blackhawks Brings City Together

May 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Pure acts of kindness in this world are hard to believe. So was it just a friendly gesture by the Chicago Cubs when they agreed to give up their radio slot to air the Chicago Blackhawks’ finals? The Chicago Tribune reported that the Cubs agreed to let WGN-AM 720 air all of the Hawks’ Stanley Cup finals series . That includes three of the series games that overlap with scheduled Cubs games. Now, I can’t think of any nitty-gritty, hidden motive the Cubs would have for giving up their airtime. Or maybe I just can’t accept the fact that there is a heart ...

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