Archive for the ‘game day’ Category

Important dates for Cubs fans

Monday February 15:  MasterCard Presale Ticket Promotion details
Thursday Feb 18: Pitchers and catchers report to Mesa for Spring Training
Friday Feb 19: Regular single game tickets on sale details
Feb 23: Position player report to Spring Training
March 2: MLB Mandatory Spring Training reporting date for all players
March 4:  Cubs beginning Spring Training game schedule vs Oakland A’s
March [...]

February 13, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Wrigley Field, biz of baseball, game day, roster, schedule, spring training  No Comments

Pre-sale promotion for Cubs tickets

There is hope for fans wanting to go to Wrigley Field on opening day, see a Cubs-Cardinals or Cubs-Sox game…
The Cubs have announced the inaugural MasterCard First Chance Ticket Presale for Monday February 15th beginning at 10:00am. For the first time, fans can purchase single-game tickets for Cubs games in a special pre-sale promotion sponsored by [...]

February 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Wrigley Field, game day  4 Comments

Cubs Season Ticket Plans Available

I knew this day would come. Receiving an email titled “Chicago Cubs Season Tickets” from an individual at @cubs.com, I knew what the mail said:
Dear Season Ticket Waiting List Member,
I am happy to inform you…
My number had come up – the Cubs have Season Ticket packages available! This same mechanism is how I became a [...]

February 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Wrigley Field, game day  6 Comments

With Cubs Season Fading, Bears Looking Good

The St. Louis Cardinals are playing like the ‘27 Yankees. The Wild Card leading Colorado Rockies have won 9 of their last 10 games, now threatening the Dodgers for the NL West division. So now it appears the Cubs would have to basically win out to challenge the Wild Card, whether that be the Dodgers [...]

September 11, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Chicago, game day, observations, playoffs, standings  No Comments

Wrigleyville iPhone App

Not being an iPhone owner, I cannot tell you much from a first hand perspective about the Wise Guide Wrigley Field app for the iPhone/iTouch. But from the description, it looks like a great investment at just 99 cents through iTunes:    
Here is what the publisher/developer has to say:
It seems almost cliche, but for baseball fans [...]

August 28, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Chicago, Wrigley Field, game day  2 Comments

Selig got All Star Game idea from Santo

This morning on the Mike & Mike show on ESPN radio, MLB commissioner Bud Selig told a story I had never heard before.  They were discussing the merits of making the All Star Game “count” by awarding the winning league home field advantage in the World Series.
Mike Golic challenged the commissioner on the wisdom of [...]

July 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: All Star Game, biz of baseball, controversy, game day, playoffs  One Comment

See Ted Lilly and all the MLB All Stars in St. Louis

Summer is in full swing and the ballpark is where the fans want to be. And in just a few days, the St. Louis Cardinals and Busch Stadium play host to the season’s biggest party: the MLB All-Star Game. A full lineup of events is on tap, including the Home Run Derby, Futures Game (inluding [...]

July 7, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: All Star Game, game day  3 Comments

Sam Fuld makes it easy on Lou

Yet another Cubs farm hand has been promoted to the big club, and making an impact.  When Lou Piniella finally sat star outfielder Alfonso Soriano yesterday, it was rookie Sam Fuld that call the call to play left field. He made things easy on Lou by going 2 for 4 with a double and a [...]

July 2, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Lou Piniella, game day, game recap, lineup, players, stats  No Comments

It was 25 years ago today

Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg made is bones to a national TV audience exactly 25 years ago today. Then a whispy, relative unknown to most fans outside Chicago, Ryno hit not one, but two game tying home runs off of former Cub Bruce Sutter in a thrilling victory over the rival St. Louis [...]

June 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: awards, game day, game recap, oldschool, on this date, other Cubs sites, players, rivalries  2 Comments

Josh Vitters and the Peoria Chiefs

The Cubs number one pick in the 2007 amateur draft was a hitter/3rd baseman, Josh Vitters. He is presently hitting .321 with 13 HRs for the Peoria Chiefs (A-ball minor league affiliate). Last weekend the Chiefs were in Geneva IL playing the Kane County Cougars. I went to the game to take a look at the future [...]

June 14, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Minor League Baseball, game day, game of baseball, observations, players  One Comment