SB Nation User Blog: TkGoUWGB

MLB Draft Power Rankings of the last decade

TkGoUWGB — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:05:46 -0000

MLB Draft Power Rankings of the last decade

I went to SI.com and I found this article. Think of power rankings that we're used to reading, but looks at how the teams have drafted over the last decade. It should be no secret that the Brewers are very high on this list (#1) and we are nowhere near that (#25). It painfully describes why we haven't been too great in this department. I kind of wish it would go back farther, but that's how it is. It covers the biggest steal each team has had, the biggest dud, the biggest name to be unsigned, and the biggest name to be cut . To save people some time, I pulled out some of the more important ones for conversation and also to cover the Kane County Cougars, the closest IL-based farm club to Chicago:

Milwaukee Brewers: #1
Florida Marlins (former parent of Kane County Cougars): #10
Pittsburgh Pirates: #12
St. Louis Cardinals: #13
Oakland A's (current parent of Kane County Cougars): #16
Chicago Cubs: #25
Cincinnati Reds: #28
Chicago White Sox: #29
Houston Astros: #30

Don't shoot the messenger if seems off, it is SI after all.

Brett Favre's family is ready for Packers/Vikings

TkGoUWGB — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:40:41 -0000

Brett Favre's family is ready for Packers/Vikings

This is what this story has come to. I bet the hotel owner is really proud of this nugget he dished. I wonder how many other rooms he was able to sell because of this. The funny thing is that Favre has literally millions and millions of dollars to his name. Where does his family allegedly stay? A hotel that has looks that gives people a STD just by looking at it. There are nicer hotels next door to this hotel, let alone within walking distance of Lambeau.

Pat and Ron Show Highlight Reel

TkGoUWGB — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:11:55 -0000

Pat and Ron Show Highlight Reel

I'll be one of the first to admit that Pat and Ron aren't exactly known for their technical aspect of their broadcasts. However, I think we can all agree that Pat and Ron are actually quite entertaining. On either end of a blowout, that's exceptional Pat and Ron time when it comes to bouts of ridiculousness. Anyways, WGN Radio host Nick Digilio has a feature every night where they run down the top Pat and Ron Show moments from the past week. These aren't highlights from games, just moments of funny banter. The link I posted isn't for specific clips, but to the uncut podcast page where he posts them. Last week's Highlight reel is about halfway down. This should just provide a quick link to the page where you can find them.

Caught Off Guard: Packers Work Out Duke PG Paulus

TkGoUWGB — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:29:11 -0000

I'm sitting at work eating my Easter snack cakes and reading the papers and web sites when I stumble upon onto the Eastern Sports Propaganda Network (ESPN) for this little nugget. Maybe you've seen it, but the Packers had a workout for former Duke PG Greg Paulus. ESPN must've went crazy that it hasn't mentioned Duke anything in a couple weeks, but yes, this is the same Greg Paulus that was benched during the Duke basketball season for a freshman and was hailed as being a great mentor for the younger Dukies. Apparently, it's also the same Greg Paulus who started at quarterback in the U.S. Army All-American game, turned down scholarship offers from Notre Dame and the U (Miami), and was a Gatorade Player of the Year.

Sounds impressive from that aspect, but my guess is that Coach K discouraged his point guard from tossing around the pigskin during his time at Duke. However, maybe Paulus picked up a football and started fooling around to try and capture his glory days. After all, the article states he was the only one of his siblings to go the D1 basketball route, with his other siblings playing D1 football.

Personally speaking, our backups played football throughout their college years and don't exactly leave much to smile about. I can't even imagine Paulus being able to shake off enough rust in terms of footwork, hitting patterns, and so on and so forth to make a serious attempt of being drafted. After all, he's been tossing bounce and chest passes for four years and apparently wasn't good enough to do that for big minutes his senior year. Maybe he'll get invited to a camp, probably Carolina where there would be a little intrigue because of the Duke connection. I'm a little shocked we wasted the money to travel to Durham for the tryout, but who knows. There's a reason why I'm in a cube eating Easter snack cakes instead of scouting NFL talent.

In related news, ESPN has not reported whether or not Dick Vitale creamed his shorts over the possibility of being able to talk Duke basketball during NFL programming.

OT: Wisconsin to host Camp Randall Hockey Classic

TkGoUWGB — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:48:31 -0000

I'd be the first to admit I wasn't born into hockey. Finances prevented me from playing hockey and a lack of interest within the family halted my own interest in hockey. A couple scouts nights at Wolves games and a couple Friday nights at the Resch Center in Green Bay so we could kill an evening and eat a lot of hot dogs started my interest in hockey. The hook: a 4-2 Wisconsin Badgers victory over Ohio State in the Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic. There's nothing like watching hockey with 40.000+ hockey fans at Lambeau Field. It was because of this game that I started following junior, college, and pro hockey. Hell I even interned for the Green Bay Gamblers for two years. If I wasn't hurting for money, I probably would have scalped for the Winter Classic this year since as a Hawks and Cubs fan, that would have been a slice of heaven on earth.

Anyways, enough of the jibber jabber. I was driving up to Green Bay this weekend when the Bulls game cut out and I switched to the Badgers hockey game. It was then that I found out that Wisconsin will host another outdoor game, this time at Camp Randall Stadium.

If you want to save yourself some more reading, here are the highlights:

Game is set for February 6th, 2010. Tickets are on sale for students ($10) in April and the general public ($25) in May.
It's a doubleheader. Since Wisconsin has a prominent men's team and women's team, both wil be featured. The women will play against Bemidji State before the men take on Michigan.
If the game sells out, it would set a world record for an outdoor hockey game at 80,321.
In case it was skipped over in the first bullet point, this is very reasonably priced.

I know this isn't the Blackhawks and I don't even know what kind of college following this site has. I'll admit I haven't been able to follow college hockey that much since I graduated from college. If you couldn't go to the Winter Classic this year but still wanted to experience hockey in an outdoor environment, this might be your chance.

Fan of the opposition's Guide to CBS

TkGoUWGB — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:23:37 -0000

Hey everybody-

I apologize for breaking an agreement on the disclaimer when I first signed up for the blog. I'm a Packers fan and a NFC guy for the most part, so I don't have a whole lot to say about the Browns except for sweet colors (my high school in Arlington Heights also boasts the brown and orange color scheme) and the NFL will be a better NFL when some of the "old-school" teams such as the Browns return to the top like they were in the 60s. I was at the last Packers/Browns game at Lambeau when your tight end made the Packers look silly. S-I-L-L-Y. If I remember right, Braylon also made a habit of burning our secondary. Yikes.

The main reason why I'm posting is I'm trying to get some tips and pointers for a possible trip to CBS this season. My friends and I have made it tradition to go to a Packers away game the last few years. After last year's trip to Detroit, we have officially tapped out of the NFC North. This year, we're looking to branch out. We're all fresh out of college, so road trips to Arizona and Tampa Bay, though nice, is outside of our means. After two years of going to domes, I'd like to reserve the Rams for a dark year and when I have no self-respect. That leaves us with two: CBS and Heinz Field. I have always respected the Browns franchise, though not a direct fan. I probably would have joined all of you in some quality Art Modell bashing if a forum existed back then. Anyways, all I ask of you is maybe give me the downlow on what it's like to go a game at your stadium. Rest assured: I keep my mouth shut when I'm a visiting fan and cheer for my team only, so it's not like you're aiding a jerk here. Some of the bigger things I'm wondering about (given its a Saturday/Sunday trip):

If I can't get tickets online via Ticketmaster, how is the secondary market.
Parking/Tailgating
Things to do when its not gametime
Any good microbreweries in the area. And not Buzz Beer. I'm sure Drew Carey is to you guys like Jim Belushi is to us.
Do's and Don'ts of CBS (outside of the obvious one: DON'T piss off the Pound)

Thanks everyone. Hopefully I'll be in Cleveland sooner than later, as in this season. Good luck this offseason. We both need it.

A clip of Jim Belushi singing "Sweet Home Chicago" at the Post Season Rally in the Daley Plaza. His...

TkGoUWGB — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:42:34 -0000

A clip of Jim Belushi singing "Sweet Home Chicago" at the Post Season Rally in the Daley Plaza. His remake of "Go Cubs Go" sucked, but I thought he made his brother John proud with this. The crowd ate it up too.

2008 Blackhawks Training Camp Festival Tomorrow

TkGoUWGB — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:59:43 -0000

I haven't seen anything on here about it, but just a reminder that tomorrow is the training camp festival. All the information you need is right here for the event. Just in case you just want a Cliff Notes version, some of the events they are having are

5K Run/Skate
3 on 3 Street hockey tourney
Open practice
Live Music
and more

No I don't work for the Hawks (though I did apply for a job and an internship as I'm unemployed and that's what I went to school for), but I've gone to similar events for the Packers and it's sounds like its going to be a unique event. I'm not as die hard as some of the other readers are on here I'm guessing as I'm trying to get into the NHL more and more. My guess is that all Hawks fans will have a fun time with. It's 5 bucks for the day. Can't beat it.

Boston Guide for Marathoner/Chicagoan/Cubs Fan

TkGoUWGB — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:10:54 -0000

Hey everybody-

Just wondering if the local Bostonians on this site can help me out. I'll be in town in a couple weeks running the Boston Marathon. It will be my first time in Boston and we obviously have one thing right: Red Sox tickets the Sunday before the marathon versus the the Rangers. I figure I need to soak some good karma you guys have for when I get to Wrigley later this summer. Just looking for some other ideas for things to do, places to visit, which Cheers to drop money at, etc.

Thanks everyone and hopefully I run into rather its on the route or at the park.

Cubs Songs by The Beach Boys request

TkGoUWGB — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:48:12 -0000

I'll be the first to say that this probably can be considered a stupid diary or a needy diary. I heard it on the radio and I thought I was hearing things, but behold the power of the Beach Boys. Apparently they did more for America then making appearance on Full House. They did two Cubs-related songs: "Here Comes the Cubs" (to the tune of "Barbara Ann" I believe) and "Cubs, Cubs, Cubs" (to the tune of Fun, Fun, Fun). Now being the 20-something college student living in Green Bay for the year and the Best Buy across town, I do what we have done since CDs were declared dead medium by various inquiring minds: went to iTunes. iTunes has everything it seems like...except for these two lovable hits. They even have a ton of Beach Boys, but none of them related to the Cubs.

So I ask the BCB Nation: Does anybody have these tunes?