Archive for September, 2008
Pinella picked up through 2010
From the Cubs
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Tuesday the team had picked up manager Lou Piniella’s option for the 2010 season.
“I’ve had fun here and we’ve had some success here,” Piniella said. “Hopefully, we can give the people what they want here during the time I’m here.”
Piniella signed a three-year deal with an option [...]
Interview with Tim McClelland
The Twins and White Sox take the field at 6:30pm to decide the final playoff spot. Des Moines’ own Tim McClelland will be behind the plate calling ball in strikes.
Marty spoke with Tim just prior to the ball game. Hear what the Tim said about tonight’s big game in Chicago as well as the rest [...]
Pacific Coast League News
The MLB Playoffs are one team away from starting, but back on the farm honors are being bestowed and a few teams are changing affiliations.
Iowa Cubs
Sam Bernabe has been named the 2008 Pacific Coast League Executive of the Year.
Bernabe has been the president of the Iowa Cubs since 1999 and a fixture around Principal Park [...]
Golf double whammy
First Tiger. Now Wall Street.
The PGA Tour is taking a beating lately losing their marquee player and now beginning to feel the effects of the brutal economy.
Golf is unusually dependent on revenue from the financial category, with about 25 percent of network ad time coming from that area. Plus, nearly one-third of all events sanctioned [...]
One spot left
Twins at the White Sox tomorrow at 6:30 on TBS [DTV 245, Dish 532, Mediacom 23].
Bob Ryan’s bits
Boston Globe Sports Columnist
and ESPN Sports Reporter Bob Ryan
Get playoff info from the guy at the games. Bob chimes in on all the MLB playoff action. Angels and the Cubs? Bob thinks so listen to more.
Bob’s Audio Blog - September 27
Know your audience
A Chicago musician learned over the weekend that not everyone is a fan of the little ditty “Go Cubs Go”, especially 90 miles north of Chicago.
Ted Wulfers was scheduled to perform Sunday at a TGI Friday’s inside Milwaukee’s Miller Park. But that didn’t happen because of a previous performance. During his last show at [...]
Monday Chat wrap
Great chat today at Noon. Lively discussion talking Hawks and MLB. You can re-read the chat on our chat page. Also, mark your calendar and join us next week at Noon as we wrap up the weekend football and the start of the MLB playoffs.
Click here to re-read the chat
A little business left….
While the AL is still working on figuring out who is in and who is out, the Cubs schedule has been set. Casey Blake and the Dodger roll into Chicago Wednesday. The Cubs won the season series 5-2 over the Dodgers, of course the Dodgers didn’t have Manny Ramirez or Blake.
Game 1, Wednesday: Dodgers (Lowe [...]
Super Bowl - The Boss
The most over-hyped 20 minutes in sports - halftime at the Super Bowl. This year the NFL is pulling in the Bruce Springsteen to entertain those of you not heading to the bathroom or kitchen.
Seriously, the halftime show at the Super is over blown and a waste of time. The last time I enjoyed [...]
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