Bill Wurtz died today. While I'm sure his family will miss him, Chicago hockey fans will absolutely not miss him at all.

Maybe I will be able to have my 2nd favorite sport back again now.

Worst professional team owner in history, hands down. Even the Cubs ownership look like heroes in comparison.

I guess it is a happy day for Chicago hockey fans. I don’t follow hockey all that much but I do know he was not a well loved man by Blackhawk fans.

The person who told me about Bill Wurtz’s death today is a big fan of hockey called me singing:


“Ding Dong! Bill Wurtz is dead. Which old Wurtz? The Wicked Wurtz!
Ding Dong! the Wicked Wurtz is dead "

The Cubbies ownership has been odd, but they are in first place and I hope to see them at Shea next Wednesday . (I received my tickets to the NLDS home games one and five yesterday )

Wish I could get tickets to any of the games... no chance around here.

I've never in my life been happy to hear of someone's death... and everyone I know that loves hockey had the same reaction. Let's just hope his kid will allow television and will SPEND SOME MONEY!

Koz, are those Mets tickets still good in Philadelphia, or will you have to exchange them????

Below the belt Jelp , but appropriate .

I bought the tickets through the Mets “post season lottery”. I got lucky just as I did last year. They have never lost a post season game I have been to, and I have been to about a dozen since 1999. That is why I was sure to get tickets to a possible “ home game 3 ” since that would be game five of the NLDS if they were the home team .

Some of you might know I bleed Orange & Blue and after the past two or so weeks I have been hemorrhaging.

I have been suffering right along with the floundering Mutts, but I still believe .

Oh, and I got the email today informing me that I will have the opportunity to purchase NLCS tickets if the Mets make it that far .

Stranger things have happened

Want to talk floundering... my Cubs... oh boy. Please let it be a good weekend for Cubbies and a bad weekend for the Brewers.

Couldn't resist, Koz. I had to watch the Mariners unexpectedly play themselves into playoff contention all year, then take a dive late in the season when it counted most. Oh, well, at least baseball was fun in Seattle for the first time in a few years and there's actually reason to look forward to the future.

As for the Cubs, here's hoping! I'd love to see the Cubbies in the post-season. I'm going to be taking a Seattle-Chicago Amtrak trip in three weeks with my uncle, who's a red-hot Cubs fan. It might be a long 48 hours on the Empire Builder with him if the Cubs blow it.

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Please let it be a good weekend for Cubbies and a bad weekend for the Brewers.

NOOooooOOOOo!!

All the Cubbies have to do is win two of three games to assure themselves the division .

The Brewers need to sweep the Padres to help the Mutts out in case the Mets have to sneak in via the Wildcard.

The Mutts also need some help from the Diamond backs. They need to beat up on the Rockies to knock them out of Wildcard contention .

Oh, and the Mets need to help themselves out too by sweeping the Marlins

After being 7 games up in the National League East a mere two weeks ago, I have now resorted to this.

Oh boy, it sure is going to be a loooOOooooOoong weekend

Poor Koz. Poor, poor Koz.

Sorry Koz but I don't want my Cubs to play the Mets. I just don't like any part of that matchup.

(funny - the thing that I like least about when we play the Mets is that stoopid Yankee fans show up in their hats and jerseys. Talk about jerks. There isn't anything anyone can do to make me like Yankee fans.)

Ami, just be glad the Cubs won't be playing the Marlins in the playoffs. Apparently the Bartman curse still lives!

My cubbies are in it! Yippee!

I completely agree Jelp. I was watching that dreaded series thinking "Why the Marlins?... why the freakin' Marlins?..."

Let's just hope they pull it together and "Let's get some runs!"