In related news, I had to buy my co-worker a king-size snickers bar after the Sox won the weekend series. Suck!

Q: What day did Ryne Sandberg hit a grand slam against the twins?

A: I don't believe Ryne Sandberg ever hit a grannie against the Twins. Interleague play started in 1997, the last year of Ryno's career. The Cubs played the Twins on September 1, 2, and 3 of 1997. Sandberg started all three games, played well, but did not hit any home-runs (or grand slams) during that series. He did smack a two-run double in the final game of the series. He also drove in one run during each of the first ]]> - The complete post is available at The Cubdom http://www.thecubdom.com/archives/2009/06/answering-the-google-sandberg-and-stone.html http://www.thecubdom.com/archives/2009/06/answering-the-google-sandberg-and-stone.html AnsweringGoogle Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:52:09 -0600
The rest of this post is available on The Cubdom. Despite an overwhelming suspicion by Cubs fans, the fans that knew him best, Sammy Sosa had never been linked to performance enhancing drugs (steroids), and so his defenders wound constantly point to this 'fact'. But today, the New York Times, citing an attorney who has seen the infamous list of the 104 players that tested positive for PEDs in 2003, ran an article indicating that Slammin' Sammy's name is on that list.

Of course I am disappointed that Sammy used PEDs, but I'm not surprised, nor am I disappointed that his name came out. (See caveat below.) Additionally, I am in favor of sunlight passing over the accomplishments of players in the steroid era so that fans have a clearer means of making up their own minds. That said, I still don't believe PED use should disqualify Sammy, M]]> - The complete post is available at The Cubdom http://www.thecubdom.com/archives/2009/06/sosa-steroids-new-york-times.html http://www.thecubdom.com/archives/2009/06/sosa-steroids-new-york-times.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:03:43 -0600
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The Marlins allowed pitcher David Davidson to throw 54 pitches in one inning on May 22. They then released him and the Orioles tried to claim him, but he failed the entrance physical, meaning he had to be returned to the Marlins and placed on their 60 day disabled list. In what seems like an unbelievable stroke of good luck, Davidson must be compensated at the big-league minimum salary while he is on the 60 day DL. So how big is Davidson's windfall? $133,333. As Rogers pointed out, that's $2,564 per pitch in his fateful inning.

Even though the Twins won 7-4, I would say the teams were pretty evenly matched, except that the Cubs and more specifically Milton Bradley, took a couple of mental breaks at inopportune times. Just yesterday, Milton Bradley:
• Hit a two-run double
• Subsequently tried to advance to third on a ground ball to the shorts]]> - The complete post is available at The Cubdom http://www.thecubdom.com/archives/2009/06/oh-that-crazy-milton-bradley.html http://www.thecubdom.com/archives/2009/06/oh-that-crazy-milton-bradley.html Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:38:06 -0600
The rest of this post is available on The Cubdom. The US Mens' National Team played Honduras today at Soldier Field, so I hopped on my bike and pedaled over to watch the World Cup qualifying match. (I do love living in downtown Chicago!)

I was hesitant to go watch the game as tickets were fairly expensive and the USMNT had played horrifically on Wednesday in Costa Rica, but I've never been inside of Soldier Field, plus how often does Chicago get a World Cup qualifying match? (Answer: Tonight was Chicago's first WC qualifier, and the attendance was over 55,000, so I hope we'll get a few more.)

As mentioned above, I rode my bike over because I didn't want to walk from the Roosevelt Red Line stop (my guess is it's 3/4 mile), and Soldier Field is just off the lakefront path (about 2 miles from my Condo). The bike ended up being a terrific idea, even though it was rather chilly and I was cold on the ride over and back.