Well, this isn't the sort of tag play we've been eager to get started at Wrigley Field this season.
At some point over the weekend, a lowlife with a bottle of white spray paint defaced the base of the Harry Caray statue that now stands outside the bleacher gates at Sheffield and Waveland Avenues.
"Sox" reads the first word with the unintelligible name of the "artist" — the true mark of a miscreant moron — appearing beneath it.
While it'd be nice to think that maybe this guy was making what he thought was a clever statement of ownership — Caray was a Chicago White Sox announcer before moving to the North Side — we can't give him that much credit. A grieving fan looking to inappropriately memorialize Ron Santo, this was not.
Instead, I'd like to suggest his punishment: Next time there's a blizzard, chain him to the statue while only wearing the items he's so happy to be plastering on other people's property.
Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward said he does not expect to retire after losing Super Bowl XLV on Sunday.
"I'll be back," Ward said. "I'm not going anywhere."
Ward, 34, had suggested prior to the Super Bowl he didn't know his future plans, especially if he had won a third title.
He had seven catches for 78 catches and a TD in the 31-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
With the Packers' Super Bowl victory over the Steelers, the inevitable debate is going to get red hot.
Who's better, the 1996 Brett Favre or the 2010 Aaron Rodgers?
Both teams and quarterbacks had amazing years, but was one of them clearly better than the other?
It would take far too long to dissect every aspect of the respective teams, schedules, stats, and other factors that played into their championship seasons. However, I did take the time to break down some key factors for each team. First, we'll look at the key contributors for both the 1996 and 2010 teams. Then we'll compare the regular season stats for Favre and Rodgers during the seasons in question. We'll then summarize each team's regular season and playoff runs. Last, we'll look at both Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XLV. Who would you want leading your team?
I would take Aaron Rogers regardless of the fact that he hasn't been playing for that long the effort that he demonstrated last night made me become a Aaron Rogers fan. He not only guided his team to the Super Bowl and won but he also was the MVP something Brett never did in his career. Also Brett's Career lately will be foreshadowed by his actions off the football field. I do believe only time will tell.
Sure, you get the experience of being at the biggest game of the year, but at what cost? The 42-inch (?) flat-screen TV hanging in your section is pretty sweet, but even its view is somewhat obstructed. Plus, if you wanted to watch the game on a giant flat-screen TV, you could have just stayed home and drank cheaper beer.
So, is the experience of attending a Super Bowl at Jerry Jones’ monument to excess, Cowboys Stadium, worth the $600 or so for the ticket, even though you can’t see squat?
Or, after adding in the high costs of snacks, beer, and souvenirs, is it a case of pissing your hard-earned money away just so you can brag to people that you were there for Super Bowl XLV?
I’m going with the latter.
t was a glorious night for fans of the Green and Gold...unless, of course, you were one of more than 1,200 ticketholders to get booted from your seats.
Green Bay Packers fan: "We drove from Green Bay, Wisconsin, through bad, bad weather to get here and we can't get in. They're holding them like animals."
The fire marshal deemed 4 sections of temporary seats unsafe, the NFL found new seats for 850 of the fans, but 400 were locked out. All were promised a refund, three times the ticket value, but for some, no price was worth the chance to witness the championship.
Green Bay Packers fan: "But, we have this letter refunding our money back which we don't care about. We just want our seats.
The NFL apologized, telling ABC News: "The safety of fans attending the Super Bowl was paramount in making the decision. We will conduct a full review of this matter."
Those who did make it in Cowboys Stadium were treated to a feast for the eyes, and well...something for the ears...
First up, Christina Aguilera...she flubbed the National Anthem, repeating the same line twice.
Then, there were the Black Eyed Peas...who met with mic problems and odd cameos.
But, the Black Eyed Peas weren't the only celebs caught in an awkward position...
Star gazers also spotted the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Ashton Kutcher. Even George W. Bush and Laura got in on the action.
But, when the clock ran out, it was clear who the real stars were...
Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers player: "This is a great day to be great baby!"
Last night wasn’t Isles goalie Rick DiPietro’s night. First he got dropped by a Brent Johnson left hand, then he nearly coughs up a rather weak goal to Pittsburgh’s Craig Adams.
Adams’ seemingly harmless wrister deflects off DiPietro’s stick, bounces off his arm, lands on top of the net, takes a left turn, then rolls right into DiPietro’s water bottle holder.
A hole-in-one, as it were.
Super Bowl 2011 will not have cheerleaders. For the first time since very early in the history of the game, neither team has a squad.
This news is incredibly ironic given the venue of the big game. Super Bowl XLV will be in Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, which is the home of one of the most famous cheerleading squad in football history - the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. To me there is only two reasons why I watch the Super Bowl and they are the commercials and Cheerleaders. The game itself is not the best it seams as if it is always a one sided affair. what is even more funny that TMZ is reporting that clubs in the Dallas area are looking for an additional 10,000 dancers to meet the huge demand expected for the big weekend.
Apparently, a comfortable tourist-to-dancer ratio during the Super Bowl is about 30-to-1.
Right now, Dallas is far short of that number.For those actually attending the game, pricey parking is expected to be a major dilemma. Parking lots are at Cowboys Stadium are increasing their rates for the Super Bowl.
