One of the sure signs it's Opening Day at Wrigley is that you can't swing a stick around the ballpark without hitting a morning radio show. WXRT's Lin Brehmer and Mary Dixon are at Yakzies, ESPN's Silvy and Waddle are at the Cubby Bear, WGN's Steve Cochran is at the Captain Morgan Club at Wrigley, Ramblin' Ray Stevens of US-99 is at Houndstooth Saloon, and I'm sure I'm missing a few. It's one day all radio formats unite and rally around the Cubs. This year the Cubs come to Wrigley riding high on a one-game winning streak!
Remember though, this is not the 100th anniversary of Wrigley. That comes on April 23.
At JOBC we've got it covered.
Today in Wrigley Field history features the sloppy Harry/Hillary kiss, Wild Thing's debut, a Sammy Milestone, and a dramatic finish.
Today's Historical Event is the founding of Netscape. Where were the Cubs?
Today's Cubs birthdays include five different Cubs; an infamous catcher, a knuckler, a cup of coffee from the 1880s, a tragic story, and a late arrival.
The A/V Club today has video of all three Tuffy Rhodes homers. By the way, the great Eckhartz Press book "Lost in the Ivy" ends on that day in 1994. You should pick up the book if you're a Cubs fan. It's a good read. You can buy it in the JOBC store.
If you missed it yesterday, the Chicago Sun Times had a great blog post commemorating Wrigley's 100th anniversary. Lots of really great photos and trivia. Highly recommended for my fellow geeks.
In the latest Cubs news: Cubs owners are considering selling minority stakes in the club, Jason Hammel pitched great yesterday but he appears to be prepared for an inevitable trade, and I have a very strong feeling that Jose Veras won't be the closer by the end of the season. Jesse Rogers takes a look at the prospects of that.
If you want to feel good about the future, read Bleacher Nation's Top 40 Cubs list. He said he had a hard time cutting it down to 40 because the farm system is so deep.
And finally, I was excited to read this. My favorite beer is Bell's, which is brewed in Kalamazoo (had one last night, in fact). I've loved it since I first tasted it about ten years ago, and I had no idea until this morning that the founder of that brewery is a die-hard Cubs fan who intends on attending all 81 games this year.
If they start selling Bell's at Wrigley, I may never see my family again.
