Happier times at Wrigley Field
I made this video with great optimism at the beginning of this season. 2010 has turned out to be a downer for us Cub fans for sure. By any measure this season has been a grave disappointment for fans of the Northsiders. I think maybe the Blackhawks success may have even contributed to the lofty [...]
July 27, 2010
Tags: 2010 Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, Cubs, video, YouTube Posted in: Chicago, Wrigley Field, game day, photo of the day, players, tradition 
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One Goal: Mission Accomplished
Congratulations to the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks!
I wrote a post a while back on the similarities between the Hawks and Cubs organizations. They have quite a storied past together and now of course we all hope the baseball team will follow the hockey team to a league championship.
You can bet there we Blackhawks [...]
June 10, 2010
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Crosstown Classic, John McDonough, NHL, One Goal, Stanley Cup Champion, Take Me Out to the Ballgame Posted in: Chicago, news, observations, rivalries One Comment
Hat Trick for Patrick
Not directly related to the Cubs except in spirit, but congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks organization and fans on winning annother playoff series and advancing to the NHL Western Division Finals! Patrick Kane scored a Hat Trick in last night’s series clinching game at the United Center.
As I wrote in my Cubs – Hawks comparison [...]
May 12, 2009
Tags: Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Cubs, Hat Trick, Patrick Kane, Sox, United Center Posted in: Uncategorized 2 Comments
Guest Post: Philosophy 101
Here is another Guest Post sent in by AJ.
Back in the day, as a first year student at Illinois State University, I recall registering late in the process and as a result got stuck with a couple of courses I otherwise would never consider taking to complete my general studies. One of them, Philosophy 101 [...]
April 19, 2009
Tags: Adrian Gonzales, AJ, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, Derrek Lee, Jake Peavy, Manny Ramirez, Mark Cuban, Micah Hoffpauir, New York Yankees, Sean Marshall, Tom Ricketts, World Series Posted in: Hot Stove, Team Ownership, fan comments, guest post, lineup, observations, players, roster One Comment
Cubs and Blackhawks have much in common
With the Chicago Blackhawks playing playoff hockey, and with John McDonough as their president and Jay Blunk as their marketing guru, it occurs to me these two Chicago institutions have an awful lot in common.
Each team is among the oldest in their respective sport. Each team has legions of devoted fans. Each team has seen more [...]
April 17, 2009
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Stadium, Jay Blunk, John McDonough, National Anthem, Wayne Messmer Posted in: Chicago, observations, tradition No Comments
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