Sarah Spain is F*cking Steve Bartman
homerderby.com 10/9/2008 — The girl who tried to auction herself for SuperBowl tickets is back ... and she's singing about F-ing Steve Bartman.

Worse than Wall Street: The collapse of the Cubs ticket market
sports.yahoo.com 10/9/2008 — A graphical representation of the complete and utter collapse of the Cubs' World Series ticket market.

Cuban says economy slows Cubs sale
chicagotribune.com 10/10/2008 — What, you expected the Cubs' sale to go smoothly? According to Mark Cuban, the shaky economic situation will change the math in Tribune Co.'s sale of the Cubs, including his offer for the team.

The Watcher - All TV, all the time | Chicago Tribune
featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com 10/10/2008 — There was no Tina Fey or Gov. Sarah Palin, but “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday” did feature a most reliable butt of jokes, the Cubs. Bill Murray, who appeared as himself in a sketch lampooning the town-hall presidential debate last ...

Baseball's Playoff Ratings on TBS Slide 24 Percent From 2007
bloomberg.com 10/9/2008 — Baseball's Playoff Ratings on TBS Slide 24 Percent From 2007 By Erik Matuszewski Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Politics, early ending series and the rare postseason absence of the New York Yankees led to 24 percent fewer television viewers during the first ...

Ex-Cubs manager Baker managing a year-round job — chicagotribune.com - Sports 10/10/2008
Dusty Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team, Hard 90 Pastime, out of Roseville, Calif., near the Bakers' Northern California home.

Dodgers Drop Saito, Add Kuo in Bullpen — Wash Post MLB 10/10/2008
The Dodgers clear up their bullpen situation on Thursday, adding Hong-Chih Kuo to the roster in place of one-time closer Takashi Saito before the start of the NLCS.

Joe Torre takes left turn with Dodgers bullpen in NLCS — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/10/2008
The Dodgers shut down the Cubs' batters in the division series, limiting Chicago to a combined six runs in a three-game sweep. But the Phillies pose a far different challenge: lefty sluggers such as Ryan Howard and Chase Utley.

Come To Think of It...Carlos Beltran Would Look Good in Cubbie Blue — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2008
Now that we've had some time to mourn the collapse of the 2008 Cubs, I figure it's time to move on and start trying to help GM Jim Hendry figure out how to fix this mess. Of course, there are two schools of thought here. One says this ...

NLCS Begins Tonight; ALCS Tomorrow — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2008
The magic number is four; well for two teams, reaching that number will mean they get a shot at the World Title. The other two will obviously go home wondering, "What if?" Tonight the National League Championship Series begins in Philadelphia ...