Now we’re lousy with Cubs ads

Now we’re lousy with Cubs ads

As opening day got closer we were suddenly inundated with ads featuring the Cubs.  Nothing moves product quite like a team that will be lucky to avoid losing 90+ games again. It started with this ad from MLB The Show 12 featuring what it will look like (assuming we...
Opening day without the old man

Opening day without the old man

My  nephew, my brother and I were looking for a pin for dad to wear on the lapel of his suit.  There were plenty to pick from, he had Cubs pins and lots of Notre Dame pins.  He had some on his Cubs hat, some on his Notre Dame hat and a bunch more in a drawer that...
WGN America might never come back to DirecTV

WGN America might never come back to DirecTV

Yesterday, on April Fools’ Day, no less, DirecTV subscribers all over the country woke up to a message on their TV that DirecTV and Tribune Company had not come to a new carriage agreement and as a result 23 Tribune owned local affiliates, and WGN America are no...