Tag Archives: Chicago Cubs
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Tony Campana’s Amazing Dive Earned Him His Own Theme Song (Video)
Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros, the Cubs’ Tony Campana wasn’t exactly a household name in the Majors. In fact, he wasn’t even a household name in Chicago. But the incredible elusiveness that he displayed during his dive into third following an errant pick-off attempt by Astros pitcher Wilton Lopez may have changed [...]
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This New Era Commercial Explains The White Sox-Cubs Rivalry To A Tee (Video)
Despite the fact that the Chicago Cubs find themselves in the National League, while the Chicago White Sox play in the American League, these two Windy City franchises have been able to keep their bitter rivalry alive and well throughout the years. When the Floirda Marlins defeated the Cubs during the 2003 NLCS – with [...]
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Did Chicago Cubs Ball Girl Give Her Number To A Fan? (Video)
Internet baseball nerds have been in a bit of a flutter in recent days over this video. A camera man for the Chicago Cubs’ AT&T U-verse broadcast spied this rather attractive ball girl for the Chicago Cubs write something on a piece of paper, then hand it to a security guard. Now, normally this little [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/12/12 — Matt Garza
The Chicago Cubs entered yesterday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with only one win in their first six games of the season. It has been a disappointing start to the 2012 campaign for a team that is still seeking to win their first World Series title in 104 years, but they did manage to get [...]
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Cubs Pillow Makes Daughter Cry On Christmas (Video)
Do you hate your child? I mean really hate them? Do you hate them enough to want to see them drown in a pool of their own tears? If so, we just might have the perfect prank for you. It comes via a Chicago mother, who gave her White Sox-loving daughter, Mya, a Chicago Cubs [...]
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13 Worst Team Owners In The History Of Pro Sports
Determining the worst team owners in the history of pro sports is no easy task. There are a surprisingly large number of people out there who managed to become extremely rich despite not having a clue about how to run a successful business. Nevertheless, I’ve managed to cut the list down to the worst 13. [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Never!
Since 1908, fans of the Chicago Cubs have been asking themselves “When,” as in “When will the next World Series come?” And with each passing year, it seems more and more likely that the answer to that question will be an emphatic “Never!” But as the image above indicates, that clearly won’t stop Cubs fans [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/29/11 — Randy Wells
Randy Wells of the Chicago Cubs is 6-4 with a 5.06 ERA on the season and has never made an all-star game or won a Cy Young Award. Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants is 12-11 with a 2.58 ERA on the season, and has won two Cy Young Awards and made four all-star [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 8/21/11 — Albert Pujols
With the official “best player in baseball” set to become a free agent at the end of the 2011 season, people started to worry when Albert Pujols got off to an excruciatingly slow start back in April and May. More recently, however, the Cardinals first baseman has started to look more like himself. Last night [...]
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Here Is The Latest Fan To Catch A Foul Ball While Holding His Child (Video)
Catching a foul ball with your bare hand is impressive and all, but it takes a lot more than that to get your face on SportsCenter. As a result, fans have been finding other interesting ways to make their foul ball grabs unique, like using a popcorn bucket or a beer cup to make the [...]
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Surly Cubs Fan Will Not Allow You To Stand During The Game (Video)
While some fans at the game may yell at those who are on their feet to sit down because they are blocking their view of the action, others do it for no other reason than to have their obnoxious voices heard. I believe it would be fair to categorize the drunk surly gentleman in the [...]
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James McDonald Records An Out, Gives Himself A Gatorade Shower (Video)
Gatorade showers have become synonymous with championship celebrations, but it appears as though Pittsburgh Pirates starter James McDonald is trying to start a new trend. After recording the final out in the seventh inning, McDonald’s was given high-fives all around in the dugout, as his night on the mound was over. He handed his bullpen [...]
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Jonathan Toews’ Girlfriend Gabrielle Velasquez Is A Smokeshow (Gallery)
Cameras caught Jonathan Toews at the Cubs game on Sunday, and he brought a friend. No, that friend was not linemate Patrick Kane. It was his girlfriend, Gabrielle Velasquez. Although Towes and Velasquez did get some camera time, we were left unsatisfied and wanting to see more of the Blackhawks captain’s blonde bombshell. Now we [...]
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Umpire John Hirschbeck Takes A Ball To The Groin (Video)
To every baseball fan who has ever wished the worst upon an umpire following a game-breaking blown call, the following video of umpire John Hirschbeck taking a ball to the groin during yesterday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates should help provide you with some closure. Hirschbeck remained on the ground for [...]
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Miguel Tejada Almost Gets Hit By His Own Home Run Ball (Video)
Much like getting drunk in the outfield bleachers, throwing an opposing team’s home run ball back onto the field has become quite the tradition at Wrigley Field. Oftentimes this turns into a rather embarrassing moment for the fan on the receiving end of the opposition’s homer, but every once in a while we get a [...]
