I wore an Aramis Ramirez jersey to both Cubs losses at Chase Field in Arizona. Ramirez went hitless in 9 at bats. The D-backs uncharacteristically scored over a dozen runs in two games. The Cubs have yet to show up in the playoffs, but Chase Field is not really much of a ballpark. It’s more of a warehouse or hangar filled with ads, a mascot, and yes, cheerleaders — two teenagers who pop on the big screen to try and rile the crowd. Sadly, the crowd — the slight majority that weren’t rooting for the Cubs — were filled with haters, who, instead of rooting for their own team, could only get into the “Beat the Cubs” chant. Lame.
Nobody thought it would be a lucky seven -- even the experts wrote that the Cubs "hoped for six" representatives in this year's all star game as late as this morning. Well all six did and they forgot about one -- Aramis Ramirez -- the man I consider to be…
online casino Aramis Ramirez, originally uploaded by revolute. Hard to be as ambitious as I was for most of the 2008 season -- that was just too draining, especially having witnessed the final nine innings first hand at Dodger Stadium. But from the looks of Ramirez's reaction to the question…
As if it's not already the greatest day in a horrific year of being a Cubs fan (after the 4-game weekend sweep of the Cards), GM Jim Hendry completed a couple moves at the trade deadline to significantly brighten up prospects for next year and beyond. The Cubs parted with…
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Andy Sternberg
Andy Sternberg is a digital strategist and marketing specialist with a focus on enhancing interactive and user experience through content and social media. He's been tweaking content and music-related websites since the '90s and has a Master's in Online Journalism. He's currently the head of Social & Digital Media at Rotary International. Find him on Twitter @andysternberg.