The one good thing about the virtual waiting room is that now you can spend some quality time gambling online while you try to score some hard-to-get Cubs-Pirates tickets. Here are a couple of bets Pete will be making in his quest to pay off the IRS by year’s end.
10 –
Distance in yards that must be maintained by any Bears defensive back and Steve Smith according to a restraining order filed Jan. 13, 2005.
75 –
Yards Steve Smith gained while you were reading that last entry.
2 –
Days into spring training before the Cubs beat reporter files a story including the phrase “torn rotator cuff.”
45 –
Over/under on the actual age of Jose Contreras.
May 12 –
Day A.J. Pierzynski is released for playing “Don’t Stop Believin'” before every game.
7 –
Hours you would have to lock Tyson Chandler in a gym by himself before he could eclipse Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game.
2 –
Minutes into that event before Chandler would break his all-time record for offensive rebounds in a game.
80 –
Percent of Chicagoans who think Theo Fleury and/or Bob Probert still play for the Blackhawks.
Griswold –
The only name on the back of a Blackhawks jersey that you can wear without a paper bag on your head.
