By Scott A. Rowan “I watch a lot of baseball on the radio,” former President Gerald Ford famously once said. His malapropism may be technically [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan Despite his well-established deep-seated racism, Chicago Cubs player/manager Adrian “Cap” Anson also had a positive impact on baseball—in fact, the sport [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan It seems odd that a company begun by a Chicago Cubs pitcher would become the official manufacturer of balls for the [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Chicago became the epicenter of violent demonstrations protesting U.S. involvement in the Vietnam Conflict. [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan It would be nearly impossible to find a professional baseball stadium today that doesn’t have an organ to entertain the crowd. [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan For generations, Chicago Cubs fans and baseball pundits alike have shackled Philip Wrigley with the blame for the Cubs’ lousy performance [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan Before the confetti had stopped falling from the rafters after the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2010 NBA championship, forward Ron [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan The Chicago Cubs have hired worse—although probably not weirder—advisors than the professional voodoo “expert” supposedly hired by Philip Wrigley. Wrigley was [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan Philip Wrigley has often been misunderstood. He loved working on engines and mechanical parts, but when he tried to apply that [MORE …]
By Scott A. Rowan One of the most pivotal figures in the history of both baseball and business was former Cubs pitcher, manager, president, [MORE …]
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