April 19th, 2008
Can’t even celebrate the Cubs hitting the magic 13-run pool mark without another member of the media attempting to besmirch the club’s honor.
Sean Deveney of SportingNews.com suggests that, maybe, perhaps, possibly, the Cubs beat the White Sox to the “throwing a World Series” game by a year.
Deveney’s evidence is a recently discovered affidavit from Black Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte (played by David Strathairn in the movie “Eight Men Out”). And what motive does Cicotte have to lie? Besides, of course, wanting to save his career.
First Marty Brennaman’s bitter attack, and now this. Whole world’s out to get the Cubs.
April 19th, 2008
I’m usually a fan of bad taste, as long as it’s done creatively.
The T-shirt “celebrating” Kosuke Fukudome’s arrival at Clark and Addison ain’t creative.
Sun-Times Cubs writer Gordon Wittenmyer illuminated readers with the offering from one shirt vendor, an altered Cubs logo made to look like a cartoon-like Asian character and the words “Horry Kow.”
When WSCR morning man Mike North is offended by a T-shirt, you gotta believe something’s really wrong with it.
Apparently, the Cubs were slammed with e-mails complaining about the T-shirt and had the sales halted.
Educated guess: Those who think the T-shirt is cute and unoffensive probably have a closet full of “Save the Chief” gear. Early prediction: Those who already have the T-shirt will try to sell them on eBay.
