Drunk Cub fan

Drunk Cub fan

There really is no more hit or miss assignment in TV or radio than the man on the street, and we have this new classic from WBEZ where a bald guy with a beard (always looks like their head was installed upside down) interviews a drunk Cubs fan. She’s the perfect...
Genius loves to banter

Genius loves to banter

Nobody, it would seem, is better equipped to spar with the media after games than The Genius in St. Louis.  Tony LaRussa is a bona fide lawyer.  The man studied how to argue.  And so, you’d expect that he’d enjoy the give and take that you get in a...
Starlin’s no Corey Patterson

Starlin’s no Corey Patterson

If you didn’t know Chris Deluca still had a job at a Chicago newspaper, you’re not alone.  But sure enough, there he was on Sunday twatting away about how the Cubs were going to ruin Starlin Castro just like they ruined Corey Patterson. Apparently, Deluca...
Desipio Live! — Opening Day Pissburgh at Cubs

Desipio Live! — Opening Day Pissburgh at Cubs

Winter’s over, though the weather hasn’t figured it out.  But the Cubs are back, and so are we.  We didn’t invent the GameCast (actually, maybe we did) but we certainly perfected it. This year you can participate from anywhere.  You can comment...
103 things

103 things

Opening day for the Cubs is April 1 this year, which really seems appropriate.  Regardless of when Opening Day is, it always makes you think.  How many things does it make you think?  Well, that’s a ridiculous question.  But just off the top of my head (and...
WGN’s good at promos

WGN’s good at promos

WGN gives good promo and they did a nice job this year with some “testimonial” ads. Here’s a preview of them, and one of these guys is going to change his mind before his real promo airs. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg1mKSKgqfs]...