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Thursday, June 09, 2016

And Now For Something Completely Reversed...

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The Dead Cardinals Sketch The cast: MR. HRABOSKY BROADCASTER SHANNON The sketch: A customer enters a pet shop. Mr. Hrabosky: ...
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Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Tonight's The Night

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"And it's been a long way, but we're here." Those words were said by Astronaut Alan Shepard just after he stepped onto...
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

From The VHS Files In Glenview, Illinois...

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Many of you know that old tapes with sporting events on them are stored in a basement and never get thrown away. Many of you also know that...
Thursday, November 07, 2013

And…. We’re Back

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No need to spend a lot of time explaining the lack of long form Cubs talk from this blog (let’s assume you spent a modicum of time watching ...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Changing the Argument

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This is not a good time to be a rooftop owner.  It’s not only that they have they been semi-vacant the past few years as the Cubs have been ...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

The Wrigley Plan That Works

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The Cubs took the opportunity at last weekend's Cubs convention to make some real news. This is news that’s not only good for Cubs fans,...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Future On Display

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Anthony Rizzo is here.  Only 172 days ago, no one in Chicago knew his name.  Today, you'd think it he was the next Kerry Wood.  Or Mark ...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Is this Thing On?

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Yes, it is alive.  It's been about seven months since this doorstep to the Internet was darkened with my scribblings.  With any luck, it...
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Friday, November 18, 2011

It Keeps Getting Better

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It's been nearly a flawless offseason for the Cubs. Theo Epstein is here and he's brought with him a cavalcade of management stars....
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Friday, October 28, 2011

Staying on a Theme

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IvyChat has come across a recording of Theo Epstein's exit interview in Boston: Theo Epstein: Last night we said a great many things. ...
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Here's Looking To You, Kid

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Of all the baseball parks, in all the towns, in all the world, he walks into ours. About time. On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs introduced Th...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Big Time Move

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At about 6 PM Chicago time last night, all hell broke loose on Twitter (you can follow me there @ivychat) with the cross posting of Steve Bu...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Buh Bye

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In what was the Ricketts' family's best move since refinancing some of their bank debt, Jim Hendry has been dismissed as General Man...
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Thursday, August 18, 2011

If At First You Don't STIF Us... Try, Try, Again

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Crain's runs with a new story on the Ricketts latest attempts to get public financing to fix Wrigley Field. The details are really t...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Let History Be The Guide

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The conventional wisdom on the Cubs have changed over the past two weeks. The Cubs inability and/or unwillingness to trade even tradable gu...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

Too Late

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Man, Carlos Marmol blows a 2 run lead recording only 7 strikes in the 25 pitches he throws and Cub Nation has finally seen enough. Not that...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Tom Talks

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Tom Ricketts must have finally had enough of people bitching that he doesn’t have a long term plan for the Cubs and the same people bitching...
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Friday, June 03, 2011

Much Ado About Nothing

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With Cubs finances in the papers today, it's time to dust off Ivy Chat for a day. The story reports that the Cubs, among other teams, ha...
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Friday, April 22, 2011

History Repeating

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The Dodgers are a mess. So big of a mess that Bud Selig had to have Major League Baseball take over the team's operations. This means ...
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Friday, April 15, 2011

Cutting Spending

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The Cubs need to maximize attendance, and also the value of the brand, is more than just a simple profit proposition. In acquiring the Cubs...
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