I am writing on behalf of Richard Brimeyer with respect to a project that may be of interest to you and your readers: a book that chronicles the Cubs' current season from a fan's perspective as the team strives for the World Series. The book is titled "Every Hundred Years", and is being self-published by Rick. The impetus for the project is Rick's brother-in-law Phil Doll, a tireless Cubs fan who has been struggling with Multiple Myeloma for a number of years. The book began as a series of "journal" entries on Caring Bridge, a social networking site for others contending with serious illness, but considerable interest on that site gave Rick the idea of turning it into a book as a way of offsetting Phil's medical expenses.
More information about the project, as well as sample entries, can be found on our website, www.everyhundredyears.com. If you think the project may be of interest to your Cubs Blog Army readership, we would greatly appreciate a link to our web site.
As a Proctor & Gamble shareholder and a HUGE Geo Soto fan, I figured I had to pass this one along!
Press Release from Lucy Musgrave of 'Moving Brands Forward' The votes are in and your very own [Geovany] Soto has won the award for the month of August for a second time!
To help celebrate, Gillette will donate $5,000 to a charity of Geovany’s choice and present him with a trophy prior to one of the team’s upcoming home games.
Geovany beat out nominees Ian Stewart of the Colorado Rockies, fellow team mate Jeff Samardjiza and Chris Perez of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the MLB Rookie of the Month Award presented by Gillette
I'm going to give points to this one for a good name. It seems a little obvious, but I'm a big fan of the sentiment. Also, big props for the lightblue pin-stripe logo.
The goal of A Cubtober To Remember is to put Cubs fans of all walks in touch with other to discuss the finer points of bleeding blue. You know you're not alone out there, despite your geographical location, so stand up and be recognized! This is the year we show the world what "Die Hard" really means! We're taking the World Series by storm, leaving the sports world forever changed for the better. Millions (Cubs fans or not) will stand up and sing Go Cubs Go!
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The point of Ivy Envy is to provide readers with a variety of opinions and observations regarding Chicago Cubs baseball. Our writers are from different generations and locations, which adds to the uniqueness of each blogger. Our current writers are Andy, Manstrength, adeadcat, cubfan1452 and Corey.
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I've been over to Ivy Envy a few times since they first emailed me in early June. They're a solid blog that's updated pretty regularly. The writing is solid, the design is interesting, and they're Matt Murton fans. What more could you want?
Matt Murton shows off his arm in a game against the Giants. Image courtesy of The Cubdom Photo Gallery
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There's an exciting opportunity to win 2009 Cubs season tickets at the All-Star Game home run derby this year. Here's the promotion as it was explained to me by a State Farm marketing specialist. I've already signed up and am hoping to win. The Chevy Tahoe would be nice, but the season tickets would be unbelievable.
Here's how the promotion works: Fans can enter the promotion daily through June 24 at www.sfCallYourShot.com/2008. The grand prize winner of Call Your Shot will win:
* All-expense paid trip for four to the All-Star Game and State Farm Home Run Derby
* First class hotel accommodations in New York
* Tickets to a Broadway show
* $1,000 MasterCard gift card
The grand prize winner will also get the chance to pick a spot to which two of the Home Run Derby players must compete to try to hit a ball. If the first player hits the ball to the called spot, the promotion ends. If either player succeeds, the fan receives a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid vehicle and a 2009 season-ticket package for any team.
Additionally, 10 fans will win first place prizes consisting of a $300 MLB.com gift card and 25 second place prize winners will receive $100 MLB.com gift cards.
Got an email a few weeks back from Jay, the sole writer at Bush League Times, who kindly requested admission to the CBA. I've been giving his Cubs blog a look-see every once in a while and it's definitely up to the task. Go see for yourself.
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Here's what he has to say for himself:
I guess the reason that I’m starting this site is because I just got fed up with the coverage of the Cubs in the newspapers and local radio. I’m convinced that Jay Mariotti only writes with the intention to annoy his readers. Barry Rozner has also recently started to piss me off with all of his Soriano bashing. Mike Murphy, for being the self-proclaimed “biggest Cubs fan,” is one of the most annoying people on the radio. This is pretty much my forum to call B.S. on the craptastic coverage that lands on my doorstep every day.
Jay has a fairly well developed sense of humor. I think my favorite part of his site is the following graphic he's worked up in response to Paul Sullivan's picks from earlier.
Alrighty then... Tonight, the Cubs return from a west coast road trip to play tonight. Yeah. I'll be at the game... in a skybox. :^)
Went to the game today. The Cubs are awesome! I know I'm bringing new news to some of you, but I just can't keep it in. I should've bet on the Cubs making the playoffs before the season. It's got something like an 80% payoff probability right now.
Anyhow, got a request a while ago... I'm a few weeks behind on some stuff, so those who've emailed me with requests, please know that I'll get to them in a bit.
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Some blogs used up all the creativity in their names, so others will naturally be a bit... er, predictable. Anyhow, Ken was nice enough to email me, so I'll stop making fun of him long enough to drop a link to Chicago Cubs Baseball. His writing is actually pretty good, and his latest article is a humorous take on a Sun-Times typo.
