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So much for 162-0.
Chris Bosio, Bob Horner and Larry Csonka celebrated the Jays 6-3 win over the Rays with multiple bottles of champagne. We’ll have to wait until 2024 to see if any team can start the season 14-0. In related news, the Yankees were the only AL East team to not pick up a game on Tampa…
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Which is bigger?
For the last few days I’ve heard several radio ads for the upcoming Cubs-Dodgers season in Los Angeles and on the Marquee Network. The ad highlights Cody Bellinger’s return to L.A. I’m certain this means more to Bellinger than everyone else on the team, but I don’t know if the story weighs heavily on the…
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Get on the bus Gus.
Even before Julian Merryweather surrendered the first of two homers yesterday, the guy sitting to my right had him on a one way bus ride to AAA Iowa. For that matter, he was willing to ship Miles Mastrobuoni as well. I don’t know if I’ve seen enough of Miles to exile him to Iowa, but…
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Random thoughts on Wrigley Field
One game is a small sample size, but I have some thoughts about what I saw, heard and sampled (and expected to find). I grew up at Wrigley and worked there 40 years ago. I have strong emotional attachments to many physical aspects of the ballpark and many fond memories. However, I know things change-sometimes…
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A very nice homestand.
It’s been a very long time between games, but the wait was worth it. Getting an invite from my friend Jon to join him at the Cubs’ finale with the Mariners was the highlight of the week. Throw in excellent Mid-June weather and you’ve got a great afternoon game at Wrigley. Arriving well before the…
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The grass is always greener.
There is nothing like seeing that wonderful green playing field for the first time each year-especially when our lawn doesn’t look this good. My first game of the year. Mariners @ Cubs, 4-12-23.
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You don’t say..
Last night, the Cubs and Mariners combined for 23 runs, 28 hits, 8 walks and 2 errors and yet the game took only 3:02. Thank you pitch clock! I’m heading to my first game of the season this afternoon. Cubs ace, Marcus Stroman (2-0 no runs allowed) battles Logan Gilbert. Just when one thinks they…
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The new schedule.
It’s socially unacceptable to express a contrary opinion regarding any of the new rule changes or the new balanced schedule. The thinking behind the balanced schedule seemed logical when proposed. Each team plays all of the other 29 teams each year. Fans will finally have the chance to see all of the big stars play…
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Similarities?
Heading into the Cubs current season, I don’t recall any of the local scribes referencing the 1998 team. As I posted a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to reference that season and not just the Roid-Homer run. Because expectations were so low back in the mid-90’s (and they hadn’t won) there was no talk…
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You can go home again
Billy Martin was hired and fired as manager of the Yankees so many times that his return to the team ho played for probably lost some of the luster over the years. And I’m not too sure how many Braves fans were distraught when Charlie Morton left the Braves after only 74 innings in 2008.…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 