70's Night at Wrigley 2009 - July 6th. D'oh!

Dear Cubs Marketing Dept. -

Way to drop the ball and wait until the very last minute to announce (on television - as an afterthought) that seventies night is on July 6th, which is totally inconsistent with every other time you've held a 70's night.

People need to plan ahead for these events, as your bleacher tickets often sell out for this event, and now since you haven't used the first home game in August like most people were expecting, we'll be unable to attend the actual event.

p.s. - plan to play a lot of seventies music on August 11th while you're giving out your Ryan Sandberg Bobbleheads, because we'll very likely dress up in 70's outfits on that day just to spite you.

Sincerely,
Cub Fans who like 70's night.

Welcome Back, Bobby!

Back so soon?

Did the Cubs just blow a bunch of dough on round trip airfare from Iowa?

Thanks, Bobby! Come Back Soon!

For those who haven't heard yet...
Bobby Scales is goin back to Iowa.

This is a bad idea.
How are we supposed to have a Cinderella-Story-Ending if he's back in the minors?!?!

Oh... wait... I see.
Jim Hendry, you are a genius! Put him back in the minors for a month or two and then bring him back in August or September to bail us out of whatever mess the Cubs get into.

OK, carry on!
But if I don't see Mr. Scales return to Chicago in August, HEADS WILL ROLL!!!! (metaphorically)

Maybe a different colored cat.

I'm probably going to catch hell from other Cub fans for even bringing this up, but...

It has been 40 years.
2009 - 1969 = 40

Well, not exactly 40 years yet, but it seems like no one is even acknowledging this.
All I want to know is..
Has anyone... in all this time... considered...possibly... maybe...
letting a white cat roam across the field in front of Lou Piniella and then running behind whoever happens to be playing 3rd base (get well soon, Ramirez!) while he's on deck?


click on photo for Chicago Tribune article.

Everyone's been concentrating on that OTHER animal. Maybe it's time to shift gears.

OK, fine. You're not going to bother giving in to these "silly superstitions".
Then someone stop by the clubhouse and tell Lou to start giving these guys more batting practice or something! This is friggin ridiculous!!! Yes, more ridiculous than a freakin animal curse!

p.s. - Go Cubs.




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Peavy to White Sox? or would he prefer playing for the NL ?

The trade is approved by San Diego, but does Peavy want to play for the American League? Last time we checked, he's said he'd rather play in the NL.

And if Peavy passes on the White Sox.... could the Cubs make him an offer he can't refuse?

We Cub fans are used to hoping for unlikely scenarios.
Come on, Peavy! Give us a hint of your intentions (to join the Cubs) in your inevitable interview. Maybe just a brief nod to the North Siders; a "Holy Cow, this was a tough decision, but...".

Go Cubs.

Welcome to THE BIGS, Bobby Scales!

31 year old 10+ year minor leaguer Bobby Scales is now...

31 year old backup infielder Bobby Scales.

Cinderella Story? Time will tell.
Good luck, Bobby!

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Reed Freakin Johnson!

Sunday Night, Reed Johnson stole a grand slam away from Prince Fielder.
Lou Piniella, are you paying attention? Don't leave him out of the playoffs this time!

Watch the video on cubs.com (courtesy of ESPN).

One Down, 161 to go.

I don't know why the song "99 bottles of beer on the wall" is going thru my head, except in my head, there's 162 bottles and one of them is empty.

Go Cubs!

(the song below has swear words in it. if you're uncomfortable with a small amount of cursing at the beginning, then you should NOT play it.)

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall -

Ed also contributes various rantings to his own blog , VirtualCheeseBlogger