By now, I'm thinking most of you know that I'm going to be hanging out talking Cubs baseball tomorrow night at Rockit Wrigley. But this afternoon, I got a little sneak preview of the rest of the crowd. In addition to dragging Alex Quigley of the ChicagoNow blog "All Q'd Up" with me, I'll be joined by Marc Silverman and Jason Beleke from ESPN, Ryan Chiaverini from ABC7 Sports, and . . . wait for it. . . POSSIBLY JAY MARRIOTTI (ohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplease let this come true).
I would love to stay and chat, but I'm far too busy trying to convince Billy Dec that he needs to also get Roger Ebert and Ozzie Guillen on board for tomorrow night's events. I think Ozzie would blend in smashingly on Cubs-Aholics Anonymous nights. He could give us a dose of the tough-love we so desperately need. And, of course, there would be the . . . uh . . . entertainment of having Jay and Ozzie in same room. Would Ozzie wind up back in sensitivity training? Only time would tell.
At any rate, Ozzie or no Ozzie, I hope those of you in the Greater Chicagoland area will stop by Rockit Wrigley tomorrow night around 9:00 pm for great food, fabulous drinks, Cubs trivia, merchandise giveaways, and a fantastic time with a bunch of Cubs fans, who are also counting down the minutes to Cubs baseball.
In some ways, this is the most painful time of the off-season. The holidays are over, Cubs Con has come and gone, the free agent frenzy is winding down, and those of us who live and die for baseball really have nothing to do but count down the days until spring training. Personally, I try to go to as many Cubs-related events this time of year as possible. It somehow make Spring Training seem . . . not so far off.
Come. Let us help each other through our pain.
I hope to see many of you there!
20 Comments
Maim said:
Julie AND Silvy?? I might have to come out...
flyball said:
I can't go so I think you should and report back
Aisle424 said:
If Mariotti does show, the line outside to punch him in the head might be large enough to be seen from space.
Dmband said:
Oddly enough, Jay Mariotti sat two rows in front of me at the last hawks game I was at.
After about three times of yelling "You suck Mariotti" I actually felt bad. Then I remembered why I hated him...and yelled it a few more times...he looked pissed Im not gonna lie.
Doc said:
What really sucks...you must have missed most of the game due to the obstruction that is Jay Mariotti's enormous head.
Dmband said:
ahahahahaha
Doc said:
Tomorrow night I will not be able to make...
But if this happens again next Thursday, I'll be able to get down there.
JulieDiCaro said:
Rockit Wrigley is doing Cubs-related events every Thursday night. It's just that I won't be there. :(
Max Power said:
Don't worry, I will be there, filled to the brim with Cubsahol.
Alex Quigley said:
Is that any relation to Rageahol?
gravedigger said:
I want to go :(
JulieDiCaro said:
I want you to go, too!
gravedigger said:
It would be fun, I could get heinously drunk and make a fool of myself like I do every other day of the week.
gravedigger said:
And you can finally make that call to the intervention people for me.
gravedigger said:
And then you could take pictures and have an awesome post about it.
gravedigger said:
Alright, I give up trying to keep the conversation going.
Edelweiss said:
Here's a juicy little tidbit from Twa...
have you ever noticed that some of the Cubs home pinstripe pants are looser fitting than the road grays? That is not true of every team. Several of the players get their pants a size larger at home because of all the boys with the long telephoto lenses who sit along the third base to left field line. They don't want their butts to be photographed without permission.
Maim said:
And I would fully support this! In every way except financially!
SarahSpain said:
I'm hoping to come but I've got a Hawks Road Watch--maybe afterward!
Also, it's Ryan Chiaverini, Jason Belenke & Jay Mariotti. How are people googling them going to find your event if their names are spelled wrong?! (and we know everybody is searching for Mariotti appearances...) : )
Chasse Rehwinkel said:
Nice Julie, I'll see you there. I think...flips through blank Thursday agenda...nope definitely be there.
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