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 [...]

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

Doug Glanville new book and appearances

Former Cubs outfielder Doug Glanville is one of my favorite baseball writers. Educated at Penn, the Ivy Leaguer writes about baseball from an insider’s perspective for the New York Times, contributes on-air to ESPN television and appears on countless other radio and television shows. Not only is he a fine writer, but he brings the [...]

May 10, 2010 Tags: Borders Books, Doug Glanville, ESPN, Harry Caray's Tavern, New York Times, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, The Book Stall, The Game From Where I Stand Posted in: book, game of baseball, news, oldschool, players No Comments