Football the way it ought to be

Sep 22, 2003 | Andy

Honestly, how was anybody able to be a football fan before they invented NFL Sunday Ticket? I don’t want to turn this into a commercial for the greatest invention of the last 100 years (have the Nobel people been alerted?), but this Sunday, like many Sundays before...

The carpet’s not red, but it does smell like cat urine

Sep 22, 2003 | Karry Ling

Hello again, America, it’s your old friend Karry Ling, and in case you didn’t notice (and judging by the overnight ratings–you didn’t) last night was Emmy night in Los Angeles. I love the Emmys. I remember when I won my first one. It was for a...

Daily Dose: A six day sprint

Sep 22, 2003 | Andy

Sometimes, the Cubs just look like the same old Cubs we’ve come to love and loathe over the past 30 years. In four games with the Pirates, they managed to morph between the same old Cubs and the new look Cubs. But in the end, they enter the last week of the...

Daily Dose: Wet dresses and naked guys–my eyes! Aaaah!

Sep 19, 2003 | Andy

Here’s the thing about the sixth installment of Survivor (if my math is right)…the game is getting trickier and more unpredictable. But the people are just getting dumber and dumber and more motivated by doing stupid crap on TV. Granted the three naked...

Daily Dose: Anybody having fun yet?

Sep 18, 2003 | Andy

Because we’re not just Cubs fans, we’re Chicago sports fans, we’ve got two things going for us. Our day is made or destroyed by the actions of 25 (now almost 40) guys who probably aren’t bright enough to fill out a W-2 form. Our day is also...