The High-Cost of Fandom: An Out-of-Towners Quest to Buy Bears Tickets

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Published July 14, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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There's a lot to love about living in Charleston, South Carolina. The beaches, the southern cuisine, the "winter" weather ... However, as good as I think it is here, there are downsides as well - the most prominent being the approximated 900 miles that separates me from the Windy City and my beloved Chicago Bears ... I visited Chicago, once, as a teenager with my parents. We trekked for two days, so my father could attend a Moose Lodge convention (super fun, right?). So, even though I came to

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How Can The White Sox Get More People In The Park?

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Published July 15, 2010 at 2:54 p.m.
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More photos » ... Jim Prisching - AP ... John Danks, bad ass. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) ... Browse more photos » ...  The only thing a Cub fan really has when arguing with us White Sox fans is attendance figures. This is certainly revealing about their popularity contest mentality, but the fact is the Cubs have drawn more fans every season since 1993 after the shine of new Comiskey Park took two season to wear off. Before 1991, you have to go back to 1984 when the Sox were coming off a

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Book Review: "The Curse"

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Published July 13, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
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I had intended to write this review this morning, and when I was ready to get started I noticed this FanShot which, among other things, accuses Andy Van Slyke, who played for two big rivals of the Cubs (the Cardinals and Pirates) in the 1980's and 1990's, of just trying to make a buck off the Cubs, or of playing off a "Cubs curse" ... Neither is true. I had a chance to meet Van Slyke at a news conference for this book yesterday, and he's not the typical

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Cubs All-Star Marlon Byrd Shows Baseball World His Hustle In NL's 3-1 Victory

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Published July 14, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.
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More photos » ... Jae C. Hong - AP ... Marlon Byrd: talented AND fun to watch ... Browse more photos » ... If only everyone played baseball the way Marlon Byrd does ... He hustles on every play. I've heard it said that he thinks double every time he gets a clean hit to the outfield. He's always doing it with a smile on his face. Imagine that -- a millionaire professional athlete actually enjoying what he's doing on the field ... And in last night's 3-1 National League win over the American

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The Second Half Begins: Cubs vs. Phillies Preview, Thursday 7/15, 7:05 CT

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Published July 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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More photos » ... Charles Rex Arbogast - AP ... One of the highlights of the first half -- Aramis Ramirez' walkoff HR vs. the Rockies on May 17 ... Browse more photos » ... My friend Mike sent me an email the other day which sums up, I think, how many of us feel about the second half of this baseball season: ... I still, even after thousands of games, almost fifty years, and bonding to the most exasperating team in sports, remain eager for the next one ... I couldn't have said it better. No

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Padilla, Dodgers Shut Out Cubs 7-0; More Blown Calls. Replay Now!

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Published July 12, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
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Gus Ruelas - AP ... Carlos Silva was right about this call ... View full size photo » ... One day after looking pretty good in defeating the Dodgers 7-3, the Cubs returned to the ways of most of the first half of 2010. They got shut out for the seventh time this season, 7-0 by the Dodgers, and finished the first half a terrible 39-50, their worst record at the All-Star break since 2006, when they went into the break at 34-54 on their way to a 96-loss season ... Will this year wind up that bad?

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Springfield & Burruel Lead Cubs to Victory

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Published July 14, 2010 at 1:46 a.m.
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Sergio Burruel smacked a bases-loaded triple to put the Cubs on the board, and Blair Springfield reached base four times on two singles, a double, and a walk, drove-in two runs, and scored two more, leading the AZL Cubs to a 10-5 victory over the AZL Rangers in Arizona League action at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in Mesa tonight ... box score ... Cubs 2010 4th round draft pick LHP Hunter Ackerman (Louisburg JC) made his pro debut, working one inning (nine pitches - seven strikes),

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A Tale of Two Ballparks

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Published July 8, 2010 at 10:23 a.m.
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On Monday, June 28 I watched the Cubs snap the Pirates’ 17 game road losing streak from the vantage point of Bob Uecker seats in the last row of section 506 at Wrigley Field. They didn’t look any less ugly from there than they would have up closer ... Five days later was my maiden voyage at sparkling new Target Field in the Twin Cities. What a contrast of premises AND tenants ... The Twins’ game against the Rays, a team still mired in a warehouse of a home ballpark, had some other factors

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Chiefs Tame Cougars; Win 5-2

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Published July 7, 2010 at 5:10 p.m.

With the Chicago Cubs out of town the Peoria Chiefs took up residency at Wrigley Field Wednesday night for the third annual Road to Wrigley game. The Chiefs took on the Kane County Cougars. The Cougars took an early lead ...

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Ted Lilly, Hitless Wonder: Cubs vs. Dodgers Preview, Friday 7/9, 9:10 CT

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Published July 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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More photos » ... Stephen Dunn - Getty Images ... Lou teaches umpire Hunter Wendelstedt how to say, "Look, what do you want me to do?" ... Browse more photos » ... It's not just a season for Ted Lilly to get no hitting support from his teammates -- he is now last in the major leagues among qualified starters in run support (2.4 per start). He's not helping himself, either ... Ted Lilly is 0-for-23 this season ... There are now 60 player-seasons since 1901 (including Lilly) where a player has

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