TV listings for Chicago Cubs fans - May 2008

Go ahead and add this page to your bookmarks. I'll add to this page as I find new listings.

For daily games, visit this page, since it includes the schedule for WGN, Comcast Sports, WCIU, Fox, ESPN, etc.

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubsbroadcastschedule08,0,6548227.htmlstory

1984 NLCS, Game 4: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres
ESPN CLASSIC [Closed Captioned]
Airs Mon, May 12, 3:00p - 5:00p
Original date: From Oct. 6, 1984.
2008 | 120 mins
Click here for the boxscore
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198410060.shtml
More about 1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Chicago_Cubs_season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series

I tried to record the 2am showing of the Chi Cubs 19, Milwaukee 5 game, but it was carried by ESPN and they for some odd reason blacked it out. ESPN did air it live (we're way outside of WCIU's broadcast area) but for some reason they didn't air it again at 2am, even though it was in the tv listings as such.

Perhaps they just couldn't squeeze 24 runs into 2 hours. I don't know.

We just started getting in ESPN in HD. Wow!
I can see the player's faces now. They have emotions! Imagine that.
The players look a lot thinner in HD too.

Here's a link to a review of the game and boxscore.

Sabathia struggling to find out what's wrong
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/dailypitch/2008-04-17-sabathia_N.htm

Interesting bits of info from this article...

(He is also a former Cubs manager)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_G%C3%B3mez

Fielder to protest sausage race with work slowdown

Published April 1, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/fieldersausageaprilfools.html

Chicago Cubs Opening Day TV Listings
March 31, 2008

WGN Morning News
Plans are for Opening Day coverage even this early.
Note: Not available for those who watch outside of WGN's Chicago area.
You may be able to catch some of those reports here:
http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/morningnews/

9 WGN
Mon, Mar 31, 5:00a - 9:00a
240 mins

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SportsRISE
037 Comcast Sports Chicago
Mon, Mar 31, 9:00a - 10:00a
Highlights, features and scores as well as a comprehensive look at the national sports scene.
60 mins

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Honoring Ernie
9 WGN (Hopefully available to the cable tv Superstation audience)
Mon, Mar 31, 10:00a - 11:00a
Coverage of the Chicago Cubs' unveiling of a statue honoring Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks.
2008 | 60 mins

Trivia question of the day:

What do the call letters WGN stand for?

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Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

Cubs fans TV listings

Eating away the innings in baseball's cheap seats

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-03-06-Concessions_N.htm

Would you choose an unlimited food section at the ballpark?

2008 Chicago Cubs & White Sox Preseason MLB Baseball Schedule on WGN 9

http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/wgntv-cubs-sox-preseason-schedule,0,1522783.htmlstory

CHICAGO CUBS 2008 SCHEDULE (Spring training and regular season) Includes broadcast dates for Comcast, WGN, WCIU and some ESPN and Fox National games. Subject to change as always...
http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/team-cubs-sked-08.asp

Comcast Sports Chicago - daily listings
Programs to look for include: SportsNite, Chicago Tribune Live, Cubs Pre-Game Live, Cubs Post Game Live...
http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/tv-listings.asp

WGN TV NEWS Sports Reports
http://wgntv.trb.com/sports/

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Jan. 28, 2008, 10:42PM

NBA Entertainment League / NBAE

Director: Cut ... to the basket

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5493271.html

Also see

http://www.nba.com/nbae/

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Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

Cubs fans TV listings

Visit the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration website at:

http://www.archives.gov/index.html

and type in CHICAGO CUBS in the search box and click on the GO option.

Then select both Archives.gov and Presidential Libraries and click on SEARCH.

Here's a sample of what you'll find:

Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

March 27, 1981

www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/32781b.htm

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Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals photos, Ryne Sandberg Day pics

Not a lot of baseball right now, so how about a trip to a museum or two???

Museum of Science and Industry

The museum will open at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and offer free general admission for the rest of the month.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-nomuseum_both_11jan11,1,2092843.story

http://www.msichicago.org/info/admission/prices.html

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Shedd Aquarium
Discount week, Jan. 12 to 18

Take advantage of discount week at Shedd Aquarium.

Visit between Jan. 12 and 18, and your general admission is free.

http://www.sheddaquarium.org

I heard about this on the WGN Noon news.

http://wgntv.trb.com/

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http://chicago-restaurants.blogspot.com/

Comcast sports net Chicago is re-airing a Cubs game from June 25:

Holiday Diamond Classics

"2007: Colorado Rockies at Chicago Cubs"

From June 25, 2007.

Sunday, December 9
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, CSNCH

http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com

Click here if you want the details on this game.

I'd like to see them air the September 10, 2007 game vs the Cardinals

and of course, the August 28, 2005 game vs. the Marlins.

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Sam Fuld wins AFL’s Stinson Award

icecentricnews.com

I'm curious, do any fans have photos from the rookie's walk in those lovely costumes back to the hotel?

From Len & Bob's Blog...

The annual costume hazing ritual took place in Cincinnati yesterday when the rookies were forced to walk back to their hotel in some interesting get-ups.
View video

Related article:

Cubs dressed for success

September 30, 2007 BY JEFF VORVA Staff writer

When and where will the Cubs playoff games be televised?
Will we need to subscribe to cable / satellite dish to watch the games?
Will they be available in HD?
Will they be available via c-band or 4dtv?
Will we be awake to watch them?
Use the links below to find the answers you're looking for.

October 2007 schedule from cubs.com
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc

MLB.com Postseason schedule
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps_07.jsp

Major League Baseball Postseason on TBS
http://www.tbs.com/sports/mlb/
http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,117549,00.html

Oddly enough, nothing regarding the playoffs at TNT's sports page
(as I type this anyway)
http://www.tnt.tv/sports/

MLB on FOX announces playoff TV schedule