Today's Links-Blackhawks Let Me Down Edition

• Check out the site Franchise Trees. They are pretty cool.
• Well that Rose Bowl kind of sucked. Penn State got hammered. Joe-Pa hasn't lost like this since the Great Depression.
• If you want the Cubs to get Milton Bradley, maybe you better take a look at this.
• The Bulls have no defensive identity. In fact, they can't really defend anybody.
• The first hockey game I ever watched on TV from start to finish occurred yesterday. The Classic at Wrigley was awesome, besides the whole Hawks losing thing of course.
• Do you have a problem with Urlacher's play this season? Well he has a problem with you.
• Cleveland's analysis of the DeRosa deal. It looks like one of those prospects the Cubs got might actually contribute soon.
• That Magic game was awful, but the Bulls had at least one good moment. Nice job Benny.
  

Today's Links-Christmas Eve Edition

• An interesting look at whether Jordan or Pippen could have stopped Lebron.
  
• Apparently Toews and Kane are inching closer to all-star bids. Vote now!
  
• What is this new hotel/complex that is being built across from Wrigley Field. I'm a "purist" (whatever that means), so I don't like the idea but it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if done correctly.
  
• Illinois finally wins a game against someone I've heard of! Missouri is decent, but I didn't know they were ranked! What's the story with Alex Legion?
• Crazy drunk Bears fan found wandering around the Field Museum after the Bears game.
  
• Top ten Bears moments in 2008.
• Rose and Gordon were in foul trouble all night and the Bulls generally looked like garbage in front of a thin, unenthusiastic Detroit crowd. Oh, and they lost.
• Texeira signs with the Yankees for a billion dollars (180 over 8 years). Take a look at these interesting factoids about the Yankees salaries. On the one hand, they can take all the talent they want to the American League; on the other, f$#% them.

FREE TICKETS TO NEW YEARS BLACKHAWKS GAME AT WRIGLEY FIELD!!!

Just kidding. Did you really believe that title? Anyways, my buddy Andrew does have 2 tickets to the game at Wrigley Field. The seats are in Section 4, Row 11, seats 111 and 112. They are $350 a ticket, $700 for the pair. Email andrewjfine@gmail.com if you are interested. Here's a holiday option: buy the pair and invite Stormin Norman! I would pay for my ticket of course, but I can barely afford to keep the electricity on in my apartment. Go Hawks!

***Update: Here's a video from Wrigley today. Watch out for falling Zambonis!

Fan Foodie Launches

Our friends over at Hugging Harold Reynolds have launched a new site about eating food on the road at other ballparks. It is called Fan Foodie and here is what its about:

FanFoodie is for the frequent traveler who makes it a point to attend sporting events when on the road, and has a penchant for local cuisine. We tap some of the premiere locally-based sports bloggers on the web to offer their culinary tips and suggestions when rooting for the home team.

It's a very interesting and fun site. Also, surprise surprise, the featured article right now is about food at and around Wrigley Field by yours truly. Enjoy!

Today's Links--Stormin Norman Suicide Watch Day 1 Edition

• Cubs lost. I'm not linking anything about it. It's not like you don't know or can't read about it EVERYWHERE.
  
• The best way to make anything relevant or interesting is to make a nude calendar. Curling included.
• Dwayne Wise tried to save them, but the Sox still lost on a typical Javy effort.
  
• When a tree falls in the woods with no one around, does it make a sound? When Roy Williams talks shit and his team is garbage, does he make a sound?
• MLB puts ads up at Wrigley Field. I don't like it.
• Vasher has surgery, will miss Detroit game.
• Tommie Harris is mysteriously suspended for the game too. Not that he's done a whole lot thus far anyways.
• Was that Javy Vazquez's last game in a Sox uniform?
• Cubs fan tried to bean Manny the other night. I wish he had hit him in the head. I don't want him to be permanently damaged, just to miss this series.
  

If You Want To Actually See a Game At Wrigley Don't Buy These Tickets

This picture comes from Home Run Derby, which has an article about the worst seats in baseball stadiums across America. If you've been to Wrigley, you have definitely had seats like this, though I have never seen one this bad.


Wow. It almost makes you want the Cubs to tear down Wrigley and build a new stadium in Schaumberg. Oh, wait, no it doesn't.