Cubs

Photos Of Planned Wrigley Field Renovation Revealed

As the Cubs unveiled their plans for what they call the “restoration” of Wrigley Field, the team’s owner is threatening to bolt if he doesn’t get the deal done with the city.

2013/05/01

XRT's Regular Guy (Photo by: Zack Nechvatal / WXRT)

The Regular Guy’s Annual Opening Day Prayer [Watch]

Yes, The Regular Guy loves a good movie, but the silver screen is nothing compared to Wrigley’s green ivy. Every opening day the Guy leads a group of early-morning XRT listeners in a prayer to help start the Cubs off on a winning season. We’re not sure if it helps, but it couldn’t hurt, right?

2013/04/08

For Openers: Lin Brehmer Welcomes The Baseball Season Back To Chicago [Listen]

On the morning of opening day in 1992, I wrote a short piece about how it feels to welcome back the baseball season. It has become a tradition for me to read “For Openers” at […]

2013/04/01

Pearl Jam And The Cubs Are Telling Us To #StayTuned

Lots of rumblings today from Pearl Jam fans about an upcoming announcement. The band notified fans on Facebook and Twitter to #StayTuned. And mysteriously, the Chicago Cubs told us to do the same. So, I […]

2013/01/22

Celebration at Clark & Addison (image via YouTube)

Cubs Win World Series, Fulfil 2012 Doomsday Prophecy [Watch]

The Playstation commercial for MLB 12 is a classic. The Cubs win the World Series. We feel the excitement and the exhilaration of this improbable event. But I can’t help feeling that Playstation missed a […]

2012/12/15

40 Years In 40 Days: Chicago Headlines Of 2003

In March 2003, Chicagoans woke up to the news reporting bulldozed X’s on the runway at Meigs Field. Former Mayor Richard Daley had been arguing with lawmakers to close the airport—where high-ranking officials would chopper […]

2012/09/17

Northside Heartbreak In 2003 [Listen]

It is hard to gauge heartbreak. For Cub fans we have choices. Was 2003 worse than 1984? As we catapult through 40 years in 40 days, there is no avoiding the year The Chicago Cubs […]

2012/09/17

Lin Brehmer in the broadcast booth (photo by Nate Azark / CBS Radio)

Looks Like The Friendly Confines Really Is The Friendliest! [Listen]

Facebook measured the world’s most social landmarks in 25 cities using check-ins and other location apps. Sorry Sox fans, but it looks like Wrigley Field is the most visited landmark in Chicago. Lollapalooza also made […]

2012/06/20

XRT Morning Show’s “Ain’t No Rest For The Ricketts” Cubs Parody For Opening Day [Listen]

[pullquote quote="There ain't no rest for the Ricketts, pennants don't grow on trees." credit="Eric Howell"]An essential part of any XRT Baseball Day Broadcast are the Cubbie parody songs. Crafted by Lin Brehmer and performed by […]

2012/04/06

Live at YakZies (photo by Zack Nechvatal / WXRT)

Guster & Jeff Garlin Stop By For “The Beginning Of The End” At XRT’s Opening Day Broadcast [Watch]

This is the year? Our 7 hour live broadcast at Yak-zies, on Clark Street just one block from Wrigley Field is a tradition that is legendary and a celebration with 20 years of history. 3 […]

2012/04/06

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