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ESPN reports on stadium food safety - Outside the Lines
Submitted by diana on Mon, 2010-07-26 14:11
Quote from website:
ESPN's "Outside the Lines" reviewed health department inspection reports for food and beverage outlets at all 107 North American arenas and stadiums that were home to Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association teams in 2009. At 30 of the venues (28 percent), more than half of the concession stands or restaurants had been cited for at least one "critical" or "major" health violation. Such violations pose a risk for foodborne illnesses that can make someone sick, or, in extreme cases, become fatal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100725/stadiumconcessions
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/index
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Sunday 9 a.m. ET ESPN
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RIP Chuck Stine, played Herald Trumpet Fanfares at Wrigley ceremonies
Submitted by diana on Tue, 2010-06-15 00:53Chuck Stine was a Chicago area trumpet player. You can see him here playing herald trumpet fanfares at Wrigley Field for the Ryne Sandberg jersey retirement ceremony.
http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com/20...
He's the fellow next to the WGN tv camera.
He also played at the #31 jersey retirement ceremony at Wrigley for Jenkins and Maddux, and I think also the #10 ceremony for Ron Santo, the 300th win ceremony for Maddux and the Ernie Banks statue ceremony.

Quote from Chicago Tribune...
Wrigley Field Photos from May 3, 2009
Submitted by diana on Wed, 2010-02-17 13:29
Photos from Wrigley Field Photos on May 3, 2009
Scenes outside Wrigley Field 2009
http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com/2010/02/scenes-outside-wrigley-field-2009.html
Unusual T-shirts, etc. at Wrigley Field 2009
http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com/2010/02/unusual-t-shirts-etc-at-wrigley-field.html
Watch this page for new photos
http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com
Do you appear in any of these photos? Let me know!
Diana
Piniella: Blanco and Fuld likely to make team
Submitted by cubsnet on Wed, 2010-02-17 09:59According to the Sun-Times’ Gordon Wittenmyer, Lou Piniella said he expects Andres Blanco and Sam Fuld to make the opening day roster. They would fill the 12th and 13th position player spots.
That would mean no Micah Hoffpauir or Kevin Millar or Chad Tracy. (Which is fine.)
Tyler Colvin to Replace Milton Bradley
Submitted by cubsnet on Sun, 2009-09-20 22:13In a follow up post on the Milton Bradley suspension, Bruce Miles states that the Cubs plan to call up outfielder Tyler Colvin for the Milwaukee series beginning Monday, which also means adding him to the 40-man roster.
Colvin was a surprise 1st round draft pick (13th overall) by the Cubs in 2006. A year later, Jim Hendry called him “untouchable” at the 2007 winter meetings.
Milton Bradley Suspended for Rest of 2009 Season
Submitted by cubsnet on Sun, 2009-09-20 21:23Three months ago, it became apparent that if Milton Bradley did something to trigger the wrath of management, the players would not be there to stand behind him.
Yesterday came the something, which had obviously built up, in the form of comments from Bradley published by the Daily Herald (see also the follow up post by Bruce Miles).
“It's just not a positive environment. … It's just negativity.”
"And you understand why they haven't won in 100 years here, because it's negative."
Ryne Sandberg replacing Lou Piniella in Cubs' dugout next year?
Submitted by cubsnet on Mon, 2009-09-14 21:54Rachael Ray at Wrigley Field
Submitted by diana on Sat, 2009-08-22 09:40Here's a recent quote from the Vineline Blog...
"While the Cubs were away in Hollywood, a little TV personality came to Wrigleyville.
And as she stood next to several Chicago firefighters while welcoming a crowd of several hundred, The Food Network's queen of convenient cooking, Rachael Ray, looked tiny! "
http://vineline.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/08/a_party_broke_out_today_in_wri.html
How Aramis Ramirez went about shoulder repair...
Submitted by diana on Mon, 2009-07-27 15:04Interesting article on how they went about repairing the Cub's star third basemen's completely dislocated left shoulder in two months.
The article is much more interesting than the quote I'm sharing...
Ramirez underwent a specific program to accelerate his return.
"The first thing you have to do is reduce pain and inflammation," O'Neal said. "Until those are gone, you can't do any strengthening program because it hurts too much to do anything. So the first two or three weeks of his injury were pain and inflammation reduction."
To do that, intially lots of ice and rest and some pain meds. Anti-inflammatories were also prescribed.
Von Joshua Can't Do It For Them
Submitted by cubsnet on Wed, 2009-07-08 21:11MLB.com’s Carrie Muskat has many quotes from new Cubs hitting coach Von Joshua on the Cubs’ continuing struggles at the plate (2 runs in the past 2 games; 13th in the NL in runs per game).
Joshua blames the Cubs’ troubles on the hitters not “relaxing,” trying to “pull everything,” not making “adjustments” to the pitchers’ pitches, and “think[ing] they have to hit a home run every pitch.”
I think that about covers all the clichés, right?
(To be fair, there are some details in the article.)
Joshua also says, "I can't go hit for them." Which is a good thing, given that he’s a 61-year-old man who wasn’t all that good when he did play thirty years ago.

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