bleedcubbieblue.com - 1/2/2009
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And still, no Chicago team has won a game at Wrigley Field since September 21, 2008. (I liked the touch the scoreboard operators used with the yellow numbers for scores of periods in progress, identical to the baseball procedure for innings still going on.)
In front of 40,818 at ...
bizofbaseball.com - 1/7/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
The sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field,
and a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago...
could be nearing its completion, with the winning bidder possibly being selected within 7-10 days, according to the Chicago Tribune . The Tribune Co., ...
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Final Bidder For Chicago Cubs Could Be Selected in 7 to ...
bizofbaseball.com - 1/9/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
The Tribune Co. is close to selecting the
finalist for the sale of the Cubs, Wrigley Field,...
and a 25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago, with a decision coming any day, according to the Chicago Tribune . Each of the three groups has been asked to "polish up" their presentations. The ...
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Finalist for Cubs Sale Could Be Selected Any Day
suntimes.com - 1/1/2009
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suntimes.com —
Countdown to Classic over as Hawks, Red Wings
set for historic game at Wrigley ''Surreal.'' That's the...
first word Blackhawks president John McDonough used to describe Wrigley Field's transformation from a baseball mecca to a hockey venue. The former ...
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Winter Classic: At long last, the puck drops here :: ...
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Winging It In Motown —
... Classic. If I missed something, please feel free to add it in the comment section.
SBN Blogs
James Mirtle at From the Rink hosted a WC liveblog with other SBN bloggers and Puck Daddy. Matt and Sam at Second City Hockey posted a game thread and then a recap about the game. I got a chance to meet Al, the blogger behind, Bleed Cubbie Blue before the game. As a big Cubs fan, he put up his own thread and has a great recap of the game experience as well.
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Abel to Yzerman ...
Consider the Winter Classic an annual tradition
From The Rink —
... is the result of plays like this, count me in for more of the same.
The best part of this year's game being at Wrigley was something Tom Benjamin aluded to after the game: Hockey has definitively "recaptured the heart of the Chicago sports fan." It has been ages since there was as passionate an NHL fan base in the city as there has been to this point this season, and people like Al Yellon, who runs Bleed Cubbie Blue, are back on the Blackhawks' bandwagon after years and years away.
Al's one of a ton of former hockey fans who swore off the ...
Today's Links-Blackhawks Let Me Down Edition
Not Qualified To Comment —
... The first hockey game I ever watched on TV from start to finish occurred yesterday. The Classic at Wrigley was awesome, besides the whole Hawks losing thing of course. ...
My Day at Wrigley Field for the Winter Classic
Winging It In Motown —
... How perfect is that view? I would've loved to have had those seats. Alas, I was not sitting there but my view wasn't too shabby. After taking in the glorious view, I walked down to my seat in section 240, row 18. I gave my legs a breather before visiting Al Yellon, the mastermind behind Bleed Cubbie Blue, in section 126 and then returned to my seats in time to catch the Wings warm-up. Be sure to check out BCB as Al posted some great photos of the game from his close seats to the opening ceremony including player introductions and honoring the Chicago legends. ...
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