Andy

They need to get something in the 7th inning. Whether it is audio of harry doing it, or ex-players... but the celebrities don't work. Granted, it is part of the experience of going to a game there, and it should always continue. I like Santo doing more of it. Jeff Gordon and Ozzie have no place in that ballpark. I would like them to stay with ex-cubs, prominent chicago figures, or celebrity cubs fans (for the love of god, jim beluschi is not a cubs fan... however billy corgan is a good example of a celebrity who should be allowed to sing once a year). Irishoshea21, I don't know where you get your info, but everywhere I read/heard, Jim Belushi is VERY much a BIG Cubs fans. So again, I don't know where you get your info, but you are clearly wrong. So because he sits in the bleachers when they are on ESPN, and ESPN interviews him (has nothign to do with the fact that he has a show on ABC) means that he is a cubs fan? Where the hell was he pre 2003? He was never around. Magically the team wins, and he jumps on the bandwagon. When he is interviewed, he makes the same old general phrases, "boy i like derrek lee, man aramis is good" that any basic fan has. Boy, what a true fan. Because you see him on TV talking about the cubs, doesn't make him a real fan. If he was a real fan, we would have known about him pre-2003. I completely agree. I refuse to endorse any celebrity as a "true Cub fan" until they take a notebook into the booth with them and talk about Michael Wuertz's really good BAA, as well as John Mabry's oddly large BABIP. Until then, they're just another moron who likes to watch Derrek and Aramis.

Toledo 81, Ball State 54. Someone please put us out of our misery and fire Tim Buckley.

I LOVE the stretch, and as long as they get all the words right and don't say root for the other team, I say any celebrity/figure should be able to do it. I'm still annoyed that I never got to see Willingham or Brey do it, though. I missed both those games. Not sure if Weis has done it or if he will.

If Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves had shown up for the Olympics, we would have won the damn thing. Pretty impressive showing on our part considering two of our best bets crapped out.

It says a lot about a team's season when they lose by 8 and you're just happy they didn't keep you in suspense about it this time. (Marquette 80, ND 72, Irish need to win out if they want a shot at the Big East Tourney.)

LOL at the fat dude wearing a replica Hinrich Stags jersey.

My friend says his uncle spent all of Friday at the computer and he got a whole bunch of tickets, some of which he could sell to us at face value. How sweet would it be if he sold us some Cards or Sox tickets? :D

Fun Fact: WGN moved from channel 5 to channel 95 in my cable for no apparent reason. That made sense. Malik Allen may be, if not THE solution at the big man slot, a very serviceable alternative.

I agree with 1908. This game was night-and-day different from the other two Bulls-Pistons meetings this year, and I think it showed how far the team has come since the beginning of the year. Now the key becomes beating Philly tonight. We'll need all the help we can get with the upcoming tough schedule. In the 10 day period between March 2-11, the Bulls will play 7 games, 3 back-to-backs (all of which will have the 2nd game on the road) and the teams they're facing won't be cupcakes either, with two games with Cleveland, a trip to Detroit and a visit from the Clippers and Nets are in that period. It will be all-important for the Bulls to win the three games that they should in that period, plus steal one that they shouldn't.

You're right...I forgot about that. Yeah, John seems to get in a little trouble once in awhile. How is the school academically? When SI did their "academic" college basketball preview a few years back, Memphis's grad rate was a whopping 0 percent, and I'm guessing it hasn't improved.

Anyone with 3+ extra bleacher seats to any weekend series in the summer I would be glad to grab the three. Haha...I was deliberating over whether I wanted bleacher tickets to the San Diego series May 12-14 and while I was waiting, the 12th (the only one that had had bleachers available) got bought up...oh well.

Note to self: Jump in lobby BEFORE going to your four hours of classes next year. :P It's all good, Ebay worked for my friends and I last year so I'm sure it will come through again.

I almost had bleacher seats lined up for both the Padres series and the Braves series in May but one fell through and I screwed up the other by trying to open more windows :(

I'm in and looking at May 26. Has Seth hooked you up yet? No, nothing yet. I'm almost certain bleachers are gone but if you can get lower-deck seats I'd be ecstatic :D

I know there's almost no way this will work, but if anyone can get in and somehow pick up 3 tickets apiece (preferably bleacher, although I'm sure they're all sold out by now) to the Braves series Fri/Sat/Sun May 26-28 and can receive PayPal money, I'll pay you back and be eternally grateful.

It's fairly close, but I think this question boils down to one thing: Would you stop being a Cubs fan if Wrigley were abandoned? And although it wouldn't feel the same if Wrigley weren't the home park, I will absolutely be a Cubs fan for life no matter what. So I have to pick the Cubs.

That's possible, but I think most on this board have him coming back to Earth this year. 2005 was far and away his best year ever and he had the help of an absurdly good offense which will only be above average in 2006.

For me, that ranks behind the Penn High School baseball stadium.

WWII? On what possible level is that even remotely similar to Gulf War II? Anyway...it's not like Vietnam because we have a clear exit strategy. Bush won't call it an exit strategy, but the fact is that once we have Iraqi police trained up and everything is set to go (which could happen in the next 18 months or so), we'll be pulling out. Whereas in Vietnam, there was never a clear picture of when it would be over. That's why all the Iraq-Nam comparisons are foolish.

I love the sidewalk vendors. Without them where will I go to get my somewhat reasonably priced jersey T-shirts??? :(

ME :D

I'll concede that Pierre could and probably will be more important and more effective than Murton will this year, but I think that Matt will easily outproduce French Chocolate this year.

Oh no please tell me you don't think Murton is our best OF. Thats just ridiculous. Ummm, who's better? Pierre or Jockstrap Jones?

Now THIS is a true fan. Getting shipped to Iraq and the first thing he thinks about is how it affects his Cub-watching. :D I'm sure you'll make us all proud when you get back out there, Jehrico!