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I did not see that live, but man was it the talk of the town for the rest of summer!

Commented May 21, 2020 on There ARE other songs to sing while washing your hands, Cub Fans. at Cubby-Blue

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Hi. Man it doesn't stop being weird, does it? Let's see... Well, IF baseball's to come this year, it's got just so. many. things. to overcome. Passan wrote what has to be the simplest explanation of a really loooong subject... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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HAHAHA!

Commented May 18, 2020 on There ARE other songs to sing while washing your hands, Cub Fans. at Cubby-Blue

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Just so long as you don't sing like Ditka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brkXK7yF79o

Commented May 18, 2020 on There ARE other songs to sing while washing your hands, Cub Fans. at Cubby-Blue

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There ARE other songs to sing while washing your hands, Cub Fans.

How many times have you sung "Happy Birthday" (twice!) while washing your hands? Try something nice for your baseball soul. Sing "Take me out to the ballgame" for a change. Sing it loud like you're in the cheap seats at... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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MLB owners have approved a plan. IF baseball happens this year, it'll be magic. Like an El Mago tag.

I assume that one way or another you watch the news, or at least pay more attention to it, since Rona (or Corona virus, or Covid-19) began. I have. And it's rare to find anything new, but last night there... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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Agree - the Bryant/Rizzo mic game was so fantastic.

Commented May 7, 2020 on Use Zoom to allow fans to participate in baseball games. at Cubby-Blue

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Nail right on the head, Bud.

Commented May 2, 2020 on Use Zoom to allow fans to participate in baseball games. at Cubby-Blue

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Use Zoom to allow fans to participate in baseball games.

I put this on Twitter yesterday (here) and it’s still getting retweeted. Even Gordon Wittenmyer liked it. IF baseball happens… Take that massive video scoreboard at Wrigley (and every ballpark) and turn it into a massive Zoom (or whatever app)... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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The cutouts are WAY WEIRDER! Whoops! I'd love to keep responding, Bud, but it's 5:10 and I'm late for my own happy hour! You've got 2 hours to go!

Commented Apr 27, 2020 on A little Cubs and lots of Quarantine drawings at Cubby-Blue

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A little Cubs and lots of Quarantine drawings

Hi. I got a note that said hey man, you should put something up (thanks, Bud). I've divided up time into "BC" and "AC" - "Before Corona" and "After Corona" (although it could be "Covid" as well). Honestly, it's almost... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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How long will baseball be that... spinning wheel?

You know, when people are getting sick and some dying, it's just greedy and insensitive to complain about missing entertainment. On the other hand, baseball's role has sometimes been more than just entertainment. During wartime... after 9.11... sometimes the country... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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MARK! Hey buddy. Yeah quarantining is fine, its just sort of surreal. And sports, once they come back, will just. help. sooo. much. Ive gotten 2 emails or texts and see one tweet of Sammy running around wrigley with a little American flag after 9/11. That was a moment. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/video/sammy-sosas-911-tribute Hope all you guys stay good as can be!

Commented Mar 28, 2020 on Woulda been Opening Day for the Cubs in Milwaukee. at Cubby-Blue

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Hi Bud, my blog seems to not be working correctly, at least temporarily, and I couldnt answer this. But maybe if I answer the email itll get into comments on the blog. Nothing (well maybe a couple things) would make me happier than seeing a packed Wrigley Field and actual baseball being played! So I hope youre right and we see America back in full force with some Cub action... at SOME point during this summer!

Commented Mar 27, 2020 on Nothing to do with the Cubs, but maybe some paintings to make you smile. at Cubby-Blue

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Woulda been Opening Day for the Cubs in Milwaukee.

Well... damn this virus. Just a couple weeks ago, today was still our anticipated day of 2020. I mean, nothin' to do for it but stay home and not contribute to the spread of this thing, but... Come ON man,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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Nothing to do with the Cubs, but maybe some paintings to make you smile.

Man, there just ain't nothin' funny going on in the world. So as usual I'm keeping a sketchbook, only instead of it being about the Cubs, it's about what's happening in the time of Covid-19. Just some random stuff: So... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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So weird, isnt it, Bud? You keep safe, too. Go Cubs.

Commented Mar 14, 2020 on Spring Training cancelled. Baseball put on hold. Sad but gotta be done. at Cubby-Blue

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Spring Training cancelled. Baseball put on hold. Sad but gotta be done.

This is all so surreal. Yet, you knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Baseball cancelled the rest of spring training and put off the start of the season for a couple weeks as a kind of buffer... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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Hey Bud! I think the numbers are encouraging for the bats and sort of expected for pitching. They basically have an open call for everybody else's rejected or recovering relievers right now - whoever does well might stick. And like... Wick's story - really a crappy ERA but he's developing another pitch and the coaches want him to work on it so I won't worry about him til the season starts. The rest...I will worry about them. But how about Chatwood? I know how long you've been a Cub fan, and I think it's in our blood to pull for the underdog - nothing would make me happier than to have our #5 actually be kind of filthy. Hendricks has already said, because he's such a cool guy, that he expects the honor of opening day to go to Lester or Darvish, and if I were a betting man I'd say it's Yu. He's #8 on this list of potential Cy Young guys in this MLB article: https://www.mlb.com/news/predicting-mlb-cy-young-winners-2020

Commented Mar 11, 2020 on Grandpa. Grandpa Rossy. Rossy. Skipper. Cubs' David Ross is evolving. at Cubby-Blue

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Grandpa. Grandpa Rossy. Rossy. Skipper. Cubs' David Ross is evolving.

During the really entertaining if not kinda famous Mic'd Up Game (Cubs vs Angels on ESPN), there was a dugout discussion regarding the aliases Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo use when they're checking into hotels to keep themselves anonymous, and... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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Can't ignore coronavirus and baseball.

Yesterday morning, because I was excited for his start, I did a quick portrait of Yu Darvish based on his ESPN portrait. Hey it's just spring ball, where everything is both SUPER important and yet not. Like Ian Happ's spring... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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Quick check in with the Cubs Bats.

Checking in with Cubs Bats. Who's hot? Ian Freaking Happ, that's who. 15 at bats, 7 hits with a double and a couple homers and 8 ribbies. Only one K. El Mago with 13 at bats, 7 hits with a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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HAHAHA. NOBODY says that to me, Rich.

Commented Mar 2, 2020 on Ron Santo would have been 80 today. at Cubby-Blue

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Hey Cubs Fans, it's a Leap Year. The last one was 2016. Hmmmm...

You remember 2016, right? A leap year, the same year that Dexter Fowler surprised everyone when he showed up at Spring Training to lead off. They were 17-5 at the end of April. 35-15 end of May, 85-47 end of... Continue reading

Posted Feb 29, 2020 at Cubby-Blue

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Rich, Do you remember him actually saying "Pizza power."? I remember thinking that, like Wheaties, you'd get some magical baseball boost from eating pizza.

Commented Feb 28, 2020 on Ron Santo would have been 80 today. at Cubby-Blue

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