***This is Part II of the recap of my trip to Phoenix to watch the Cubs play the Diamondbacks. Check out Part I here. I will do the same mix of tweets and photos as I did in the first part.***
I left off with our little ticket mix-up. I went to will-call to pick up [...]
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***This is Part I of my “Cubs games in Phoenix” trip. I’ll post Part II tomorrow and you won’t want to miss tomorrow’s photos***
My wife and I take our kids to Southern California every summer for 3 weeks to visit my wife’s family. It just so happened that this year, the Cubs would [...]
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Listen to Episode 2.18 to hear Corey’s experience at Dodger Stadium before you listen to this episode. On Part II, we welcome Dodgers season-ticket holder, Gus Hernandez to explain the conduct of Dodgers fans at their stadium. This is a great interview, so don’t look past this episode. The highlight is Gus describing his [...]
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If you went to Twenty Sports Grille in Moline tonight for our monthly game-watch, I am very sorry that we weren’t there. I announced via Twitter that the game-watch is being moved to Tuesday night. When I scheduled this event, I didn’t notice that tonight’s game was a WCIU game. If you live in Chicago [...]
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Andy, Corey and Kurt briefly discuss where the Cubs stand at the half-way point of the season. Then, Corey describes his experiences watching the Cubs play in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Stay tuned to Part II of Viva Los Doyers coming soon. In Part II, we will have a Dodgers season ticket holder on the [...]
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If you missed it, I did some live commentary on the Cubs vs. Diamondbacks games from Phoenix via Twitter. When I return to the Quad Cities, I will post photos and some thoughts on those games.
I will be at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for today’s (Friday) game and Sunday’s Cubs vs. Dodgers games. I [...]
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Cubs vs. Cardinals. I believe it’s one of the best rivalries in baseball. My feelings may be biased though, as I grew up in the heart of Cubs vs. Cardinals territory. I draw the Mason-Dixon line of these two clubs at Galesburg, Illinois. The Quad Cities Area is 45 minutes north [...]
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Matt Murton
A few months ago, I noticed that Matt Murton was playing in Japan. He’s playing outfield for the Hanshin Tigers in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The Rockies sold Murton’s rights to the Japanese team in December. Murton would have been arbitration-eligible after batting .324/.389/.499 in Triple A in 2009. He did [...]
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Is anybody else thinking our team is looking a little rickety at the moment? The celebrated former Penn QB has signed with the Giants, and I would have thought after last year they would put an extra value on someone that can play multiple positions and cover for Aramis’ annual month long hiatus. Not to [...]
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It’s gonna be a long year to be a Cubs fan in Southern California. God I hate the Dodgers. No. I hate their fans.
The Dodgers as a tradition are great. The team is inherent to the culture of one of the weirdest cities that ever was. A city that serves as a distributor of [...]
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