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- Bill Veeck
Tag Archives: Chicago
How to Bring Out the Worst In Chicagoans
Who has the best fans? Cubs? Sox? If WMAQ’s findings are any indication, I vote “neither:” JAKE SAYS: thee cubs fans have been waiting 101 years they cry if there team looses and so what if the cub fans drink a lot isnt that what going to a baseball game is aboutt CUBS RULE SAYS: [...]
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What the People Say
It’s like street photography, but with a voice recorder instead of a camera as confusion reigns on the streets of Chicago. Part six in a series.
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Things to Watch in Chicago Baseball in 2009
Ten things that will happen in Chicago baseball, all based on nothing in particular.
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The Two Most Powerful Men In Chicago Sports
Once again, it’s never really about the game.
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Liquidation Sale
A pair of related news items make the Chicago Tribune even more meta than we ever imagined.
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Baseball Money’s Not Just About the Dollars
Special guest Todd Kaplan shows us why no baseball team is justified in crying poor. Yet.
Decision ’08
Everything you need to know in time for this Election Day.
The 35th Street Post Office [September 20, 2008]
In which your editor admits to wishing the Cubs the very second-best.
Filed Under: Features Also Filed Under: Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mailbag, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, rivalries Comments closed
435 N. Michigan
Strange times get stranger at the Chicago Tribune: Owner sam Zell is being sued by his employees. . . . . . their most valuable asset is under fire for receiving scheduling favors from Major League Baseball. . . . . . the biggest news in local sports media isn’t local sports news but news about local sports [...]
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Alright, to Hell with This
What’s the opposite of greener pastures? One fan searches for the answer. Chris T. reports from beyond the Thunderdome.
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Half-Irish Thoughts for a Half-Irish Night
A brief bit of angry, nonsensical sabre-rattling you’d expect from a guy who celebrates the midpoint between made-up holidays.
First and Last Month’s, Plus Deposit
Want a great deal on rent in Chicago? Try building a stadium.
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Hating the Cage Match
A quick comparison of two-team markets: New York Yankees & Mets: 73-67 (.521) Los Angeles Angels & Dodgers: 87-58 (.600) Chicago White Sox & Cubs: 61-78 (.439) Which begs the question: does anyone really win this weekend? More on the inevitable Sox bullpen implosion later. I’ve got a Jack McDowell baseball card to offer sacrifice [...]
Why It Matters
On the true meaning of the best, stupidest rivalry in all of sports.
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