The Chicago Cubs: The Magic Number is One

Stepping away from politics for a few minutes, I noticed that the Chicago Cubs are on their way to clinching the National League Central title. They are currently in a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are just one win away to start on the journey to the Worlds [...]

I Need a Miracle

World Series tickets for Game 3 and Game 4 at Coors Field are sold out. There are still limited tickets available for Game 5. At least that gives me something new to look at on the refresh page. It also answers the question of whether or not the Rockies web site was going to [...]

Who Has My Ticket? (Holds finger up in air)

The Rockies completely struck out yesterday with their attempt to sell World Series tickets. They are blaming their ineptitude on a ‘malicious’ attack:

The Rockies were forced to stop the online-only sale of tickets after about two hours Monday after 8.5 million hits overwhelmed the servers set up to take the orders. The Rockies later [...]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

The Colorado Rockies have made it to the “Big Show” – the World Series baby!!!! Tickets supposedly are going on sale today; online only. We have been sitting here refreshing four computers since 10:00 this morning. Apparently the Rockies’ servers shit the bed sometime around 1:00. Now we wait. And refresh.

Please wait for [...]