Jan 24, 2005 | Andy
When you’re mildly insane like I am, many things can entertain you. At this weekend’s Cubs Convention, one of the things I liked the most was looking at some of the bums immortalized by fans with their own jerseys. As you can see in the photo, somebody...
Jan 23, 2005 | Andy
Despite being only a half-game out of first place in the mediocre Atlantic Division, the once-great Boston Celtics are a full 2 games out of the 8th playoff seed and a mile away from their 17th NBA championship. In each decade – from the 1950’s to the...
Jan 20, 2005 | Andy
As Doc Holliday once said, “My hypocrisy has its limits,” but even though I’ll be attendance for my second Cubs Convention in three years, it doesn’t mean I don’t get to make fun of…everybody else who’s there. I was struck by...
Jan 19, 2005 | Andy
The Cubs handed out money like candy yesterday and Corey Patterson, The Farns and Michael Barrett all got paid. Two of them deserved the money they got. The other one has already spent it on leather pants and Zima. But the best of the arbitration eligible Cubs...
Jan 18, 2005 | Andy
In an elaborate ruse to confuse us into thinking the players have changed even though they haven’t, the Cubs are taking the names off of the home jerseys this season. It’s a nod to a simpler time when the Cubs were bad and nobody seemed to mind too much....
Jan 17, 2005 | Andy
It hasn’t been that long. You couldn’t even put together an entertaining “Hey, what was the cost of eggs and gas” chart comparing 1998 and 2005. But it feels like it’s been forever. Back then, the Chicago Bulls were the best basketball...
