Perfect timing

Back on whatever day it was that Cubs’ tickets went on sale, I fought through the Internet labyrinth and bought tickets to several games. I was particularly happy with the tickets I got for one game in particular. Lovely upper deck box seats for a September...

Daily Dose: Feel the excitement! (If only it were real)

The Cubs are still playing. Apparently, because there are games left on the schedule they will continue to play, and that’s nice since they’re being paid to do it and just about every seat at Wrigley has been sold for the rest of the season. Some people...

Whither Nomar?

Do you remember where you were on July 31, 2004? Of course you do. The reason you remember is that was the day the Cubs acted like a real baseball organization and traded for a superstar. Not a washed up superstar, but one who was only 31 years old, played the...

2005 NFL Preview: The AFC

Yesterday, we entertained the masses (theoretically) with another award-winning edition of our NFL Preview, which is basically just us talking to a bunch of drunken football scouts about each team. You don’t get this kind of insight just anyplace. Perhaps...

2005 NFL Preview — The NFC

The NFL season starts tonight, four days too early and preceded by a concert that nobody wants to watch, but it’s football and it counts, so we’ll all be watching. Has there ever been a season that starts more wide open than this one? Has there ever been a...