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February 16, 2006
Preseason Favorites - St. Louis Cardinals
Posted by Mike | 7:02 am | Old Style Posts | Cardinals | Comments: 2
“I hate you more than anyone else on Earth, Ron Burgundy. But damn it, I respect you!” -Wes Mantooth, Anchorman
What does Ron Burgundy have to do with the St. Louis Cardinals? In a manner of speaking, the St. Louis team is Ron Burgundy, and the Cub team is the perennial runner up, Wes Mantooth. I […]
February 14, 2006
Preseason Favorites - Chicago Cubs
Posted by Mike | 7:01 am | Old Style Posts | Cubs | Comments: 1
How do you pick a favorite player on your favorite team? If a team is successful, its easy to gravitate toward the catalysts of the offense, the guys that are getting it done at the plate and holding their own out in the field. If a team has a defineable strength, say, pitching, there’s a […]
February 13, 2006
My Favorite Player
Posted by Mike J. | 10:16 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Old Style Cubs is still retired, but I’m starting a new website called My Favorite Player at http://www.myfavoriteplayer.net. It’s about baseball in general, but be assured I’ll be giving the Cubs plenty of love. Go check it out!
September 25, 2005
Accepting the Inevitable
Posted by Mike J. | 4:53 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 1
This won’t come as a surprise to anyone, but its official: Old Style Cubs is shutting it’s doors. Here in Madison I don’t get nearly enough Cub games (or have the time to watch them) to keep my blogging interesting high enough to post on a daily basis, so I’m calling it quits.
I’ll be leaving […]
August 26, 2005
Shifting Focus
Posted by Mike J. | 9:50 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I’ve been an optimist throughout most of the season, looking on the bright side without trying to be a blatant homer about the whole thing. However, as Aramis Ramirez strained and stumbled his way into first base in Wednesday’s game, the Cubs’ already slim chances evaporated. Even with Derrek Lee batting .900 like he did […]
August 24, 2005
Determining The Outcome
Posted by Mike J. | 8:15 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Ever get the feeling that instead of actually playing a baseball game, Dusty Baker could walk out to home plate, meet with the opposing manager and the umpire, and flip a coin to determine a win or loss for the day? He’d go back and forth between wins and losses regularly with some streaks of […]
August 23, 2005
Not Long Until Wood Is Shelved
Posted by Mike J. | 12:48 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Dropping a well-played, tight game to the Braves isn’t such a bad thing. Atlanta’s on the top of their division and while losing never feels good, losing to a playoff team that put Tim Hudson on the mound for all 9 innings is the kind of loss that’s acceptable.
Unfortunately for the Cubs, no losses are […]
August 19, 2005
Outside Chicago
Posted by Mike J. | 12:26 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
There’s a few things I’ve learned in my first three weeks in Wisconsin:
Full-time jobs aren’t so bad. I was a bit concerned how well this waking up early every day thing would go, but it’s been surprisingly easy so far. I’ve never had a real full-time job before this (and no, I don’t know how […]
August 10, 2005
Beervendors.com
Posted by Mike J. | 11:35 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
No, I’m not really back, but in the meantime check out beervendors.com. It’s run by a couple of Wrigley Field beer vendors and they did a really great job. I really enjoyed it and I’ve added it to the sidebar near the top (beer vendors, after all, are close to Old Style Cubs’ heart).
July 31, 2005
Forced Hiatus
Posted by Mike J. | 5:16 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Dear Old Style fans, Cub fans, and Old Style Cubs fans,
I’ve arrived safely in Madison, Wisconsin, but unfortunately, I won’t have my internet access set up until the 18th of August. This means I’ll have to rely on the patience of the Panera staff to be online for any extended period of time, which will […]