Movie Night at Wrigley Field
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Captain Morgan Club at Wrigley Field
“ Groupon Presents… Movie Night at Wrigley Field ” on Saturday, October 1, 2011 (October 2, in the event of inclement weather). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the evening’s movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available from Groupon . To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Groupon and Wrigley Field invite guests to a night of picnicking, music, and movie magic. Three 30-foot screens along the infield lip frame Matthew Broderick’s inimitable... Read Full Story
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
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Quality Start Revisited Back in October of 2004 I wrote a Stat of the Week article called “Is quality start really a quality stat?” I pointed out how a pitcher who has a quality start (6 innings or more with 3 earned runs allowed or less) wins about two-thirds of the time and that shows the “quality” of the stat.  Recently, ESPN baseball commentator Bruce Levine, whom I highly respect, has been talking about how much he hates the stat pointing to the same argument that’s always made about... Read Full Story
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
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Who’s Hot and Who’s Not? Want to know how “hot” or “cold” your favorite players or team are, and to what degree? Well, Bill James came up with a way to translate recent performance into a temperature. It’s a cool (or hot, should we say) system that provides added insight into to the notion of hot and cold streaks. In his own words, James’ temperature system “gives you a quick read on how hot or cold a hitter is at the moment. Every hitter starts the season at ‘room temperature’ (72... Read Full Story
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
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Does it make sense to “waste” a pitch with an 0-2 count? When a pitcher starts a batter off with two consecutive strikes, he’s clearly ahead in the count and has a range of options available. He can take the efficient route, again throwing the pitch in the strike zone and forcing the hitter to take a defensive swing or head back to the bench. Alternatively, he can “waste a pitch”, throwing it out of the strike zone and hoping that the hitter goes after it, either completing the strikeout or... Read Full Story
Guest Post: It’s a Dream, it’s only a dream…
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Here is a guest post submitted by a loyal reader of the Clark-Addison Cubs Fan Blog . The topic is renovation of Wrigley Field and some of the views here I don’t share. But there is plenty here to get the discussion going and maybe even the blood boiling! Your comments can be posted at the conclusion of this post!  Here goes, welcome AJ Grace… It’s a Dream, it’s only a dream… by: AJ Grace Let’s start off by clarifying a long time misnomer. I will only explain the why but not the why not... Read Full Story
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
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How Important is Hitting the Catcher’s Target? At Baseball Info Solutions , our video scouts recently began charting the catcher’s target before each pitch. This opens up many new avenues for analysis, but first we should examine the difference between pitches that hit the target and those that don’t. Considering all final pitches of each at bat from the 2010 season, we split the sample into two equal-sized groups based on the distance between the catcher’s target and the actual pitch... Read Full Story
Zonk it is – Keith Moreland gets the gig
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Keith Moreland on WGN Radio at the Cubs Convention The Cubs and WGN Radio have announced former and occasional fill-in Keith Moreland as the new radio analyst, succeeding Ron Santo. In his limited fill-in duty during a few extended Santo absences, Zonk did a nice job.  I think his down home Texas y’all stuff will fade a bit and he will fit in fine once he and Pat Hughes  get some games under their belt together.  Moreland is no stranger to broadcasting, having had his first taste as a... Read Full Story
Chicago Bears Champion Gear
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Chicago Bears Division Champs
Get your Bears on!  Chicago Bears 2010 Division Champion … on the road to Dallas! NFL Greatest Rivalries: Bears Defeat Packers DVD Update your Bears wear from Amazon New Bears items from Wrigleyville Sports Bears vs Packers NFC Championship Game Tickets: Gold Coast Tickets   |  Ticket Network   |  Tickets Now . Get in on the action with Doc: Doc’s Sports bookmaker bonus code   |  Doc’s sports betting champ review Share and enjoy: Read Full Story
Day Two of 2011 Cubs Convention in Tweets
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ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  Dave Kingman is hangin’ at Kitty O’Shea’s, watching football. #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  It’s melt down time for the kids! Parents, get those kids fed & to bed! #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  Carlos Pena is talking World Series. Not a bad thing. #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  Koyie Hill still signing autographs, 30mins after his appearance. Good guy. #CubsCon ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  Next on Sports Central: new #Cubs Fernando Perez... Read Full Story
Day One of 2011 Cubs Convention in Tweets
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ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  I bought a couple. RT @ CubsInsider : You can get Cubs Charities 50/50 raffle tickets for $5 downstairs #CubsCon http://yfrog.com/h8aiyhoj   ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  ROCKSTARS: RT @ ataccini : @ JulieDiCaro @ aisle424 @ danieldschell @ adambuckled @ tonyafathead @ fatheaddesign #CubsCon http://twitpic.com/3q3a1j   ClarkAddison ClarkAddison:  New meaning to “Let’s Play Two” RT @ cubfanMike : certainly not Harwell, he was a true gentleman. No Mr Cub! Banks. Is... Read Full Story