With the recent debate about "experts" finally reaching a decision on which Chicago Cubs game Ferris Bueller attended, it's important to also recognize some of the greatest showcases of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field to appear on the silver screen.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
By far the most intimate portrayal of the inner sanctum of Wrigley Field, Daniel Stern's homage to his beloved Chicago Cubs gives us everything we need in an interesting sports movie. Henry Roovenflavor/Rosinbagger/Rowengartner loves his Cubs but stinks as a little league outfielder. The 12-year-old breaks his arm, and after the tendons heal a little tightly, he ...
Like a bat out of hell, Charlie Sheen has become the Buddha for a new age.Spouting deep philosophical banter on a second-by-second basis, he has become our generation's own Gary Busey (if Busey wasn't still kicking and screaming at Donald Trump on the new Celebrity Apprentice).The man who made the "Wild Thing" song popular again and convinced countless of us young baseball players to carve lightning bolts into the back of our heads and wear ridiculous Roy Orbison glasses on the mound has now become a modern Laozi, spitting out the Tao of Sheen without hesitation.Machete in hand, and Tiger's ...
Carlos Zambrano has been to the mountaintop and back.
He has braved the treacherous climb, studied with the celebrated Dharma bums in the Himalayas, found inner peace with the spirit of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and even spent a few months in the swamps of Dagobah under Jedi master Yoda.
He is ready.
Of course, Luke Skywalker also thought he was ready and then hurried off only to have his hand cut off by his asthma-bound father Darth Vader at Cloud City. While I’m pretty sure Zambrano’s appendages are safe, he still controls much of the Chicago Cubs’ density—I mean, destiny—this season.
Sure, he may ...
When Lou Pinella announced his retirement this past fall and the Chicago Cubs tapped career minor leaguer Mike Quade as their new manager, a storm of epidemic proportions befell the front office. First, general manager Jim Hendry hired an unknown relative to continue the starving organization's quest for its first World Series title since 1908. As if that wasn't enough? Hendry also spurned one of the most popular Cubs players in franchise history, Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. While the decision boggled the minds of many fans, it wasn't so much that Hendry made the decision, but rather how he ...
