We watched the Cubs 10,000th win from a North Side bar-enjoying German brews and great food.
I was a little confused by the enormous celebration. Sure, 10,000 wins is a milestone but hidden in the numbers is years of pain and loss. 10,000 wins represents a long history of baseball in Chicago. Generations of fans have waited for that sacred winning season where “this year is finally here.” 10,000 wins is really over a hundred years in the making. Is it really an accomplishment or …

Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins tonight. As with the NBA playoffs there are many travel options based on the amount of teams that are still in the playoffs. However, I am not planning to attend any Round 2 games. I could probably make it to Detroit or San Jose (proximity of city and family by city, respectively), but considering it is only the second round and that both teams “should” advance to the next round I will postpone the decision to travel to those cities for a …

I always wondered how people were able to go to a Cubs day game. Don’t these people have jobs? How are they at the park when I am stuck at work? Well, don’t make a little thing like a job stand in your way from a day of baseball.
On Tuesday, going to the Cubs vs. Mets day game meant getting up at the break of dawn for baseball and needing a day to recover. But, it was worth it. The Ultimate Sports Fan and …

I wanted to write that I went to three games in three ballparks in 27 hours. However, that changed to 28 hours when the second New York at Chicago game of the day lasted 3 hours and 44 minutes.
When I arrived at US Cellular Field, you could tell the team and city felt that with the Yankees in town they needed to have a police “presence.” There were cops on horseback and lots of security. However, based on the crowd inside (25,012), the White Sox overestimated the policing needed.
Bobby Abreu …

Today, for the first time since April 18, 1980, both the New York Mets and New York Yankees are playing in Chicago on the same day. I am planning to attend both games in this scheduling quirk. The last time two teams from the same metropolitan area played in the same city on the same day was April 15, 1997 when the New York teams hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers and Anaheim Angels, respectively.
In the first game of the day, the Cubs defeated the Mets 8-1 with Ronny …

Let me be clear in saying that this blog may have a Cubs slant, but it is more focused on sports fandemonium, in general. So, I was deeply conflicted on whether to post this at all.
One of my loyal readers, who I will call “British Bob,” sent me this video with the intention of making my blood boil. The video is Red’s announcer, Marty Brennaman, ripping on Chicago Cubs Fans with an intense amount of disdain.
I recently wrote about my equation for loyalty and hatred …

Having not been to Miller Park for 4 seasons, I drove up to Milwaukee last night. I entered the ballpark a little over an hour after I left work, so the decision to drive to Miller Park rather than Wrigley Field was the correct one – the Cubs game was in the 5th inning at the time.
As I entered the parking lot, I noticed that parking increased $2 (since 2004) to $8. Not too bad (especially when compared to Chicago). I knew the cheapest seat in the stadium was $8 …

What do you do when a hour and a half of rush hour traffic stands between you and the Cubs game? You get creative and perhaps a bit desperate.
The Ultimate Sports Fan found himself stuck at work, way out in the North suburbs with little chance to get to Wrigleyville in time for the 6pm night game. Many sports fans might just give up. Instead, the Ultimate Sports Fan hightailed it North…to Miller Park. Now, many people might not think to head North if the …

Under normal circumstances, I would never attend a Milwaukee Brewers game over a Chicago Cubs game based on my proximity to Wrigley Field. Miller Park is about 90 miles from my house whereas Wrigley field is about 90 steps. However, with the Cubs game starting at 6:05 pm today in order to accommodate ESPN, the Brewers game starting at 7:05 pm and my having to work until 6 pm about 30 miles north of Wrigley Field and 60 miles from Miller Park, I have chosen to drive to …

300 wins makes a career for a pitcher in Major League Baseball. 300 Cubs games attended makes you…a guy with a lot of time on his hands? I attended my 300th Cubs game at Wrigley Field today. Over that time, the Cubs are 156-144. I attended my first Cubs game in the summer of 1982 (I don’t know the exact date but I believe it was in August versus the Phillies), my 100th game on August 31, 2002 and my 200th game on August 14, 2004.
To celebrate my 300th game …