Cubs are charging $300 face value for a single ticket

February 20th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR

I suppose people who whine about the ever increasing cost of taking a family out to a good ol’ ballgame are not without merit. After all, stuffs getting ridiculous. But then again, this is the year 2008; everything is expensive. And then there’s inflation, too. This is America, folks. So it seems that within that spirit, the Cubs are going all out this year, charing $300 for a single ticket during “prime games” this season.

From the Trib’s Harball blog:

Value Games Regular Games Prime Games

Dugout Box: $100 $175 $300

Right Field Bullpen Box: $80 $160 $220

Bud Light Bleacher Box: $34 $56 $68

The Cubs have yet to announce when or how they will sell the new “bullpen box seats” located between the Cubs dugout and the bullpen. These 70 seats will be auctioned off on an individual basis, probably about two weeks before the actual game is played. Depending on how good a team the Cubs are, they can probably expect prices to rise to over $1,000 for prime summer games against the White Sox, Cardinals and Brewers.

Again, I see no problem with this. If 45-year-old lawyers from the suburbs are going to pay that much for tickets, there is simply no reason on Earth not to charge this much money. People will pay; this is the Cubs. They could put Ron Santo back at third and still have people paying to see them. Add this to the new ads going up in the stadium this season and the sidewalk being torn up at Addison & Clark and being rebuilt with bricks as I type this to accomodate people who want to shill out cash to get their names on them, the Cubs are going to see scrilla like never before this season.

I don’t know what took them so long. Welcome to America’s pastime, 2008.

Zach Randolph and Nate Robinson are brothers

February 20th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR

Here is Zach Randolph and Nate Robinson enjoying some quality time together during a stoppage in play. You may say throwing water at another individual is childish, immature. I would say you are wrong, fair friend.

Clearly, these ballplayers have a special brotherly bond and thus are fighting like real, true brothers. This video, perhaps above all us, explains why the Knicks have gelled as a team this year under the great leadership of Isiah Thomas. (Za-za-za-zing!)

{Via YBB}

Howard on Superman Throwdown: It’s a dunk any way you slice it

February 20th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR

Anyone who hated on Dwight Howard’s Superman dunk for the sole reason that he didn’t actually “dunk” the ball, well, you sirs, I do not agree with. In fact, it seems like his throwing of the ball into the net is a more difficult feat than your standard slam. Eagle-eye reporter and fellow MLB FanHouse scribe Matt Watson got the skinny on Dwight Howard’s Superman dunk from the man himself last evening after the Magic’s 103-85 drudging of the Detroit Pistons.

The innovator wants everyone to know the throw in was intentional:

Me: “I’ve got to ask, you didn’t actually touch the rim on that dunk. Did you think you would have to do it again?”

Dwight: “See, the thing is, for people who never dunked before, you don’t have to touch the rim to dunk the ball. People were saying that it wasn’t a dunk because I didn’t touch the rim – you know, a lot of dunks I do during the season I don’t ever touch the rim, it’s just the fact that I put it in. And I wanted it to have the effect that it’s impossible what I did, so that’s why I threw it in like that.”

Me: “You probably would’ve broken your hand if you touched the rim considering how hard you threw it …”

Dwight: “Yeah, but you see thing was, I wanted to throw it in. That way it would have looked a lot more cooler, and people would have been like, there’s no way that somebody could possibly do that but Superman.”

My one qualm here: Superman would be a waaaay better dunker than Howard.  In fact, the NBA should really cut loose next year and have a seperate contest for superheros. Except for Wonder Woman. Because she’s a woman, you ask? No friends.  Because we need someone out there fighting crime. And who better than a woman with a lasso?