Jan
02
2009
Take Me Out to the Hockey Game?
Posted by: Richie Rich in Cubs, Harry Caray, Other SportsSo the NHL staged its now-annual Winter Classic outdoor hockey game at Wrigley Field yesterday.
I watched most of the game yesterday (MLB Network hadn’t gone on the air yet) wondering if they’d sing “Take me out to the ballgame” at some point during the proceedings …
They did. Whereas it was pretty cool to see a ton of Chicago Hall of Famers all in the booth … but their performance made me cringe …
Bleah. Harry Caray could have done better from his grave.
That was Ryne Sandberg, Fergie Jenkins, and Billy Williams of the Cubs and Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito and Denis Savard of the Blackhawks.
The two teams have a combined Championship Drought of 148 seasons.
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January 2nd, 2009 at 8:42 pm
The novelty of the game was great. You could see yourself in 1919 watching a hockey game there.
But these yearly outdoor hockey games. Why no temp seats near the rink? When Ali fought at Yankee stadium it wasn’t grass for thirty yards all around the ring. They set up seats.
These NHL outdoor “classics” are more like the BEatles at Shea and less like Heavyweight title bouts at Yankee stadium.
I know this is a Baseball site so I put it in baseball terms.
I too was wondering when the MLB Network would “officially” launch. For a day or two prior our cable company had the coming soon feed up.
I’m anxiously awaiting what outfit Trenni will have on her network debut.
I can see her in a Christmas sweater next winter. You know the kind your mothers older sisters and grandmothers wore.
Yet I still find her, hot.