Jul 26, 2004 | Andy
You asked for it (really, you did) and now you got it. I’ll start with a common question…I don’t know who the kid on the graphic is. It’s not mine (as far as I know) but he looks puzzled, much like I did after sifting through the items in the...
Jul 26, 2004 | Andy
The news on the ESPN crawl yesterday morning made me smile. I’m not above being petty or insolent and so when I saw that Ricky Williams was retiring from football at 27, I immediately realized just how totally screwed Dave Wannstedt would be feeling all day. And...
Jul 23, 2004 | Andy
The Cubs don’t do laughers. At least not in the good sense. So yesterday’s pasting of the quickly disintegrating Cory Lidle and the Reds was a welcome relief for a team that seems to create new turmoil every day. Moises Alou homered twice, E-ramis hit a...
Jul 22, 2004 | Andy
Pitching matchup Reds: Cory Lidle 6-7, 4.79 ERA Cubs: Greg Maddux 8-7, 4.18 ERA Lineups: Reds Ryan Freel, cf Juan Castro, ss Sean Casey, 1b Adam Dunn, lf D’Angelo Jimenez, 2b Wily Mo Pena, rf Somebody Valentin, c Tim Hummel, c Cory Lidle, p Cubs Mark...
Jul 22, 2004 | Andy
Sure, Sammy Sosa shook off the boos yesterday by lining a 3-0 gift from Todd Van Poppell into the bleachers. Sure the Cubs moved back into that all-important second place spot in the NL Central race. Sure, the fans at Wrigley were hot and wet and smelled like a...
Jul 21, 2004 | Andy
I?m not going to give you the twenty-five adjectives writers in the general Chicago metropolitan area have probably given you today to describe the Cubs? play against the Cardinals. In fact, I?m not even going to talk about it. I?ve gotten it off my mind. Something a...
