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Ex-Cub Bobby Murcer dies at 62

Ex-Yankees star Bobby Murcer dies at 62
Had short stint with Chicago Cubs

The Associated Press
5:20 PM CDT, July 12, 2008

www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-080712-bobby-murcer-dead-new-york-yankees,0,2274224.story

Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

7 yr old boy hit by foul ball at Wrigley Field

Hey everyone, please add this little fellow to your prayer lists.

Thanks.

Boy's 1st Cubs game turns into a fright

Quote:
Dominic woke up Friday but still was in serious condition at Children's Memorial Hospital, where he is recovering from a fractured skull and swelling around his brain. His doctors and family believe the threat to his life has passed, but they are concerned about long-term neurological effects.

By James Janega | Chicago Tribune reporter
July 12, 2008

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-baseball-boy-hurtjul12,0,5534169.story

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - July 2008

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - June 2008

Go ahead and add this page to your bookmarks. I'll add to this page as I find new listings.

For daily games, visit this page, since it includes the schedule for WGN, Comcast Sports, WCIU, Fox, ESPN, etc.

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory


Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

009 WGN [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, Jul 5,2008 7:00p - 9:00p
Looks back at 60 years of broadcasting Chicago Cubs baseball.
2008 | 120 mins

Poll and links regarding this program:
www.cubsnet.com/node/2081

also see...

WGN at 60: Chicago's Very Own

009 WGN [Dolby Stereo] [Closed Captioned]
Sat, Jul 5, 6:00p - 7:00p

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - June 2008

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - June 2008

Go ahead and add this page to your bookmarks. I'll add to this page as I find new listings.

For daily games, visit this page, since it includes the schedule for WGN, Comcast Sports, WCIU, Fox, ESPN, etc.

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory

Tonight's game is on Comcast Sports Chicago PLUS and CLTV, with a pregame show starting a half hour earlier than gametime.

Note to Comcast: PLEASE place some program listings on the empty channel that carries the Comcast Sports Chicago PLUS games. (In areas that don't get CLTV). It would make it easier for fans to find the games, especially those using Tivo searches, etc.

Illinois Senate vs House softball game

Ronnie the collie attended the Illinois Senate vs House softball game.

Click here to see who he met at the game.

http://colliediary.blogspot.com

Cubs vs White Sox statistics this week

MLB Team Stats: 2008

Team Aggregate Stats: 2008
RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Cubs 37 1310 211 368 82 5 38 574 199 .281 .371 .438 .810

Source:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&group=8

RK TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS

7 Sox 37 1235 168 295 62 3 45 498 163 .239 .325 .403 .728

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggregate?statType=batting&group=7

Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - May 2008


TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - May 2008

Go ahead and add this page to your bookmarks. I'll add to this page as I find new listings.

For daily games, visit this page, since it includes the schedule for WGN, Comcast Sports, WCIU, Fox, ESPN, etc.

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory

1984 NLCS, Game 4: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
ESPN CLASSIC [Closed Captioned]
Airs Mon, May 12, 3:00p - 5:00p
Original date: From Oct. 6, 1984.
2008 | 120 mins
Click here for the boxscore
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198410060.shtml
More about 1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Chicago_Cubs_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series

Cubs 19 Brewers 5

I tried to record the 2am showing of the Chi Cubs 19, Milwaukee 5 game, but it was carried by ESPN and they for some odd reason blacked it out. ESPN did air it live (we're way outside of WCIU's broadcast area) but for some reason they didn't air it again at 2am, even though it was in the tv listings as such.

Perhaps they just couldn't squeeze 24 runs into 2 hours. I don't know.

We just started getting in ESPN in HD. Wow!
I can see the player's faces now. They have emotions! Imagine that.
The players look a lot thinner in HD too.

Here's a link to a review of the game and boxscore.

Interesting quotes from USA Today article

Sabathia struggling to find out what's wrong
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/dailypitch/2008-04-17-sabathia_N.htm

Interesting bits of info from this article...

Quote:
Greg Maddux committed his first balk since Sept. 2, 2000 in his last start? Maddux had 22 balks in his first five seasons, but only five balks since.

Preston Gomez, Angels' special assistant to the general manager, is slowly pulling through after suffering a fractured skull in spring training. He is alert, responsive, and is ready to start talking again.

(He is also a former Cubs manager)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_G%C3%B3mez

Quote:

Prince Fielder to protest sausage race with work slowdown

Fielder to protest sausage race with work slowdown

Published April 1, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

Quote:
Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, who gained national attention during spring training when he announced his decision to become a vegetarian, is turning it up a notch now that the regular season is underway.

Upset about the Brewers' glorification of meat products during the nightly sausage race, which takes place between halves of the sixth inning during home games at Miller Park, Fielder has vowed not to field any groundballs or swing his bat during the sixth inning.

http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/fieldersausageaprilfools.html

Chicago Cubs Opening Day TV Listings March 31, 2008

Chicago Cubs Opening Day TV Listings
March 31, 2008

WGN Morning News
Plans are for Opening Day coverage even this early.
Note: Not available for those who watch outside of WGN's Chicago area.
You may be able to catch some of those reports here:
http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/morningnews/

9 WGN
Mon, Mar 31, 5:00a - 9:00a
240 mins

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SportsRISE
037 Comcast Sports Chicago
Mon, Mar 31, 9:00a - 10:00a
Highlights, features and scores as well as a comprehensive look at the national sports scene.
60 mins

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Honoring Ernie
9 WGN (Hopefully available to the cable tv Superstation audience)
Mon, Mar 31, 10:00a - 11:00a
Coverage of the Chicago Cubs' unveiling of a statue honoring Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks.
2008 | 60 mins

Trivia question of the day: What do the call letters WGN stand for?


Trivia question of the day:

What do the call letters WGN stand for?

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Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

Cubs fans TV listings

Unlimited food seats in some MLB ballparks


Eating away the innings in baseball's cheap seats

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-03-06-Concessions_N.htm

Would you choose an unlimited food section at the ballpark?

February 2008 TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans

2008 Chicago Cubs & White Sox Preseason MLB Baseball Schedule on WGN 9

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubs-sox-preseason-schedule,0,1522783.htmlstory


CHICAGO CUBS 2008 SCHEDULE
(Spring training and regular season) Includes broadcast dates for Comcast, WGN, WCIU and some ESPN and Fox National games. Subject to change as always...
http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/team-cubs-sked-08.asp

Comcast Sports Chicago - daily listings
Programs to look for include: SportsNite, Chicago Tribune Live, Cubs Pre-Game Live, Cubs Post Game Live...
http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/tv-listings.asp

WGN TV NEWS Sports Reports
http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/

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NBA Entertainment League / NBAE

Jan. 28, 2008, 10:42PM

NBA Entertainment League / NBAE

Director: Cut ... to the basket

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5493271.html

Also see

http://www.nba.com/nbae/

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Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

Cubs fans TV listings

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