If you're doing classic Americana summer word association, then "movies" and "baseball" would probably be right at the top of anyone's list. So when these summer rights of passage combine, sometimes the result can be utterly sublime. Other times, the result is something on par with 1985's "The Slugger's Wife," or even worse, 2001's "Summer Catch." In 1990, two science fiction … [Read more...] about Revisiting Two 1990 Futurist Film World Series Prophecies
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2024 MLB Mock Draft: Final Update 7-14-24
The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft will be held July 14-16. In other words, it's just two days away! So with that in mind, welcome to the penultimate edition of our 2024 MLB Mock Draft! It comes with some changes. We'll do our final edition of the 2024 MLB Mock Draft Sunday morning. The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop website to do a mock … [Read more...] about 2024 MLB Mock Draft: Final Update 7-14-24
Talking Weed with Ryne Sandberg from a Dispensary (Exclusive)
As tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the Ryne Sandberg game, and with it, Ryne Sandberg Day featuring the unveiling of the Ryne Sandberg statue, we felt the need to re-publish this exclusive with my all-time favorite Cubs player, from May, 2021. How strange is 2021? It's weird enough that Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg, one of the greatest second basemen of all time, … [Read more...] about Talking Weed with Ryne Sandberg from a Dispensary (Exclusive)
Ryne Sandberg: What His Legacy Means to Cubs Fans Everywhere
As today is the 40th anniversary of the Ryne Sandberg game, and with it, Ryne Sandberg Day featuring the unveiling of the Ryne Sandberg statue at 3pm CST, we re-publish this interview feature from 2008 when he returned to Wrigley Field in 2008, as manager of the Cubs single A affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs. Ryne Sandberg is an iconic figure for a whole generation of Chicago … [Read more...] about Ryne Sandberg: What His Legacy Means to Cubs Fans Everywhere
Wives of Kyle Hendricks, Carter Hawkins are Champions for Shelter Dogs
Last Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs, along with Emma Hendricks (wife of Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks) and Lindsay Hawkins (wife of Cubs General Manager Carter Hawkins) hosted a shelter animal adoption event at Gallagher Way with PAWS Chicago. Three puppies were adopted at the sun-drenched event on the green plaza just outside Wrigley Field, ahead of the Cubs loss to the Atlanta … [Read more...] about Wives of Kyle Hendricks, Carter Hawkins are Champions for Shelter Dogs
Barack Obama: Top 10 All-Time Sports Related Moments
Happy Memorial Day weekend, America. As it is the holiday that salutes the men who have led this great nation of ours, we figured we would relive 10 of the most memorable sports related President Barack Obama moments. For whatever reason, Obama has chosen to follow me on Twitter. I've even changed my Twitter bio to allude to this. … [Read more...] about Barack Obama: Top 10 All-Time Sports Related Moments
25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
Editor's Note: this article originally ran in the fall of 2018. The sports calendar is sort of imbalanced, but once it gets moving, it has a lot of velocity. For about four months in the summer you have pretty much nothing but baseball. And that lull is extremely brutal. But once college football starts– boom! The NFL is the very next week. Hockey preseason starts two … [Read more...] about 25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
What the Eamus Catuli Sign Across Wrigley Field Actually Means
Eamus Catuli, the billboard reads on a Sheffield Avenue rooftop just beyond right center field at the Friendly Confines. The signs are positioned on the left side of the upper facade of the Lakeview Baseball Club building, 3633 N. Sheffield Avenue, across the street from Wrigley Field. As we're currently in the midst of the first Chicago Cubs homestand of the season, many … [Read more...] about What the Eamus Catuli Sign Across Wrigley Field Actually Means