The Summer That Didn't Quite Last Forever [MLB]
Deadspin —
Walter E. Smithe is a Chicago furniture store whose management figured that they'd cash in big when the Cubs finally broke 100 years of frustration with a World Series championship. So sure were they that this was the year, actually, that they produced a commercial, complete with former Cubs greats frolicking at Wrigley Field. Needless to say, it never saw the light of day. Until now, that is. Take a gander, following the jump. You can just see it in that one part where they close in on Ernie Banks, and he's thinking: "No way this thing ever airs." OK, last call for Cubs ...
Walter E. Smithe Furniture Produces Cubs Ad Celebrating Their World Series Victory. Whoops.
FanIQ Blog —
As most fans know, it is never, EVER, a good idea to boldly proclaim that you've won something before it happens, or even hint at it, especially when it involves the Cubs. But it's not like that stops people. ...
Friday Afternoon Nap
TheScore.com Blog —
The weekend's coming. Your hangover from last night is probably just starting to clear up. You just had a big meal, and maybe last night you used your fat man strength to un-stick the door at your band's rehearsal space, only to find that you'd just destroyed the dead bolt. You're at work, but you're not really "feeling it".
No problem. We'll get through this together.
This should help you pass the time...
To get you primed for the start of the ALCS, Sports Illustrated has a wicked gallery of shots from the long history of brawls between the Red ...
Cubs Fans Probably Won't Want to See This
FanHouse —
Filed under: Cubs, NL Central, MLB Fans, MLB Playoffs, MLB Video Even though the Cubs lost, everybody still wants to talk about them. We're definitely guilty of it at FanHouse (let me present exhibits A, B, C, D, E, and, um, F-U), though I've tried to put the brakes on it by banning all references to The Team No Longer Playing during our live blogs. But before we completely move on, we had to share these last two videos. Above (via Deadspin) is a commercial from Walter E. Smithe, a ...
