14 Results for chicago cubs

The NEXT: Big Four-Sport City

Ted Bauer

...in a barrel here, but we're taking Chicago. Logic is easy. The Cubs are going to win a World Series before...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

...from Illinois going against someone from Arizona. Seemed a relevant day to rank such incidents. Side note: Chicago's losing the nickname battle, right? "Windy City" vs. "The Valley of the Sun?" Where would you...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008

FUN FACTS: DODGERS VS. CUBS

Ted Bauer

...a reference point.] Here we go with the Cubs storyline: 100 years since the last World Series...reliever, was in the bullpen for the 2005 Chicago White Sox (who barely used the bullpen) and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2008

CLIP REEL: SEINFELD AND SPORTS

Ted Bauer

[First experience with 'Clip Reel?' You can go here for more information.] Today is Jason Alexander's 49th birthday. To celebrate, we thought it'd be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008

CLIP REEL: SPORTS QUOTABLES

Ted Bauer

...Pete Rose and Jim Gray. "And with the No. 3 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls select..." Valvano at the ESPY Awards. Favre's retirement speech. "Peace by Inches" Hoosiers "With the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTING FALLS FROM GRACE, WE'RE TUMBLING WITH THE SUMMER OF '98 GENTS [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Pleas...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO INFLUENTIAL SPORTS BOOKS, GAME OF SHADOWS TRUMPS ALL! Today is International Literacy Day, ironic for us because we had a conversat...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2008

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

Ted Bauer

BEST HALL OF FAMES BY LOCATION? WE'RE HEADED TO UPSTATE NEW YORK Eleven guys are headed into the Basketball Hall of Fame tonight, among 'em Patrick ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH DON ZIMMER

Ted Bauer

...baseball, and he was the manager of the Chicago Cubs during the 1988 season—when the lights...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2008

A BRIEF HISTORY OF WRIGLEY FIELD (BEFORE THE LIGHTS)

Ted Bauer

...that meant to the members of the '88 Cubs, the city of Chicago, the economics of baseball, and maybe even a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2008

CLIP REEL: THE 2008 NLCS

Ted Bauer

...McGregor, who worked tirelessly to compile this on Chicago baseball (granted, the White Sox are still alive...ll get stuck in your head. Dodgers vs. Cubs Fun Facts we did right here. Phillies vs...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2008

FUN FACTS: RAYS VS. WHITE SOX

Ted Bauer

...rely on the long ball and stun the Cubs at Wrigley. (Side note: this is a really...found here and here. BONUS: If you type 'Chicago White Sox' into YouTube and search by View...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH RICK SUTCLIFFE

Ted Bauer

...79 Rookie of the Year Award and the '84 Cy Young. He still refers to being the Cubs starter on August 8, 1988—the first night game at Wrigley Field—as one of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2008

CLIP REEL: WRIGLEY MOMENTS

Ted Bauer

...that meant to the members of the '88 Cubs, the city of Chicago, the economics of baseball, and maybe even a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2008