Only the 22nd Major League pitcher to reach 300 wins, Maddux reflects on his successful stretch in Atlanta, his return to the Cubs and the great Chicago fans as host of "This Week In Baseball," presented by Pepsi.

TWIB airs Saturday as the lead-in for the FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week, in which the Cubs take on the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Check your local listings for air times.

In "Beyond the Fence," Cubs pitcher Mark Prior takes the TWIB crew to an off-season mechanics workout with pitching guru and former Braves pitcher Tom House.

Source:

mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20040923&content_id=868197&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp
Thanks Carrie! I would've missed this listing otherwise.

This Week in Baseball Fox Sat 10/2 11:30 AM (check local listings) Sat 10/2 11:30 AM

Martha Stewart Living Baseball-themed show: oiling a baseball glove; cupcakes; baseball-trivia game; birthday table-setting; submarine sandwich; cotton candy; climbing roses. Wed 9/29 7:00 PM STYLE

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" Sisko's longtime rival challenges him and the crew to a baseball game. Thu 9/30 10:00 AM SPIKETV

The Cosby Show "There's Still No Joy in Mudville" Cliff and Russell recall old-time baseball; guests Frank Robinson, Joe Black. Mon 10/4 4:00 PM 9 WGN

The Genuine Article "Adidas & Baseball Bats" Adidas shoes; Louisville Slugger baseball bats. Tue 9/28 2:30 AM FINE LIVING

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We are really running out of regular season baseball here.
Look what I found in the Tivo listings...

MLB Baseball "Division Series: Teams TBA" Wed 10/6 12:00 PM ESPN ESPNHD

Baseball "1970 All-Star Game" Taped from 7/14/70 in Cincinnati. Sat 9/25 3:30 PM ESPN Classic
(Does anyone remember which Cub players were on this team?)

This Week in Baseball Baseball news, highlights and profiles. Wed 9/29 7:00 AM ESPN Classic
This Week in Baseball Baseball news, highlights and profiles. Wed 9/29 7:30 AM ESPN Classic

Cheap Seats "Superdogs, Superjocks" Jason and Randy look back to 1994 when ESPN aired a competition where gold-medal Olympians joined forces with canine superstars. Thu 9/30 11:30 PM ESPN Classic

Check out my Cubs photos here:
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs

thanks Diana. GO CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're most welcome!

Here's what the Tribune posted:

Greg Maddux and Kent Mercker are featured in TV shows in the next few days. Maddux is the guest host for "This Week in Baseball" Saturday before the Cubs-Mets game on WFLD-Ch. 32.

Mercker will be a guest Tuesday night on ESPN's "Dream Job."

chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-040924cubsbits,1,6379138.story

BTW, do you know anything about spiders? I'm curious what kind of spider this is?

pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs/spidercub.jpg

Evidently he is interested in the Cubs. :)

You're welcome to check out my Cubs photos at:
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs

i don't know what kind of spider that is? a creepy 1? i was trying to see who the cub was in the picture but i couldn't tell. maybe they have a spider nickname?

NO MORE LOSSES!
GO CUBS!

Chip said that tonight's game would be telecast on "Cubsnet". Isn't that a nice way of saying WCIU for Chicagoans only?

Next Game vs Reds Mon., September 27 @ 7:05 p.m. CT
TV: WCIU
Radio: WGN 720

If CLTV stands for "Can't Locate on TV" I wonder what WCIU would stand for ?

It bugs me when the game is being telecast, but only in the local Chicago area. If nothing else, I should be able to get in the opposing team's telecast over the satellite, but those tend to be blacked out.

I'd rather like to hear what the other team's announcers are like and what they're saying about our Cubbies....especially if that's the only way I can watch the game. In past years I've even watched ESPN in spanish when that was the only way I could watch the game. My spanish is lousy, but I can figure out the score so long as it isn't a high scoring game. <smile!>

You're welcome to check out my Cubs photos at:
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs
This page may disappear after October 1.

Live With Regis and Kelly Actor Christopher Walken ("Around the Bend"); actress Eve; soccer player Mia Hamm. (Mrs. Garciaparra) Tue 9/28 9:00 AM
Check local listings for channel. Probably NBC.

MLB Baseball "Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs" Tue 9/28 7:00 PM FSCH

MLB Baseball "Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs" Wed 9/29 1:10 PM 9 WGN

MLB Baseball "Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs" Thu 9/30 1:00 PM FSCH

MLB Baseball "Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs" Fri 10/1 2:10 PM 9 WGN

MLB Baseball "Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs" Fri 10/1 2:15 PM TBS

MLB Baseball "Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs" Sat 10/2 3:00 PM FSCH

MLB Baseball "Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs" Sun 10/3 1:10 PM 9 WGN

Push for the Playoffs The Chicago Cubs try for the postseason for the second year in a row. Sun 10/3 12:00 PM 9 WGN

Pat Sajak's National League Ballpark Tour Dodger Stadium; Coors Field; PNC Park; SBC Park; Wrigley Field. Mon 10/4 3:00 PM TRAV

Full Access
Fri 10/1 6:00 PM FSCH
Sat 10/2 2:00 PM FSCH
Sat 10/2 8:30 PM FSCH
Sun 10/3 12:00 PM FSCH
Sun 10/3 4:30 PM FSCH

Source: Tivo listings

You're welcome to check out my Cubs photos at:
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs
This page may disappear after October 1.

i don't like the wciu games either. i will have to think about the initial thing?? where i live i might be able to get red's announcers, if it is on their sportsnet channel. i have done that before. i get the sportspack for just such occaisions...good luck in finding the game tonight

Interesting articles...

www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-kiley26.html

About Sosa's homer hop...
www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-kiley24.html

Division series schedule set
www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-csep27.html

"Colorado's Shawn Estes (15-7) is the winningest left-hander in the NL..."
Source:
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-040925rogers,0,4969473.column

Was Estes traded or a free agent last year? I recall that he was left off the playoff roster for the Cubbies last year.

Wrigley Field...after the game
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs/page2.htm

Checked the tv listings for the Reds website at:

cincinnati.reds.mlb.com

Next Game: Mon., September 27 @ 8:05 p.m. ET
Radio: WLW 700

No tv listings offered at all from that page. :(

Looks like it is WCIU or the radio... :(

Did you see the Fox Sports poll asking which Cub player would be the best to resign?

I'm guessing that they meant RE-SIGN, not resign.

Funny how that word changes meaning so easily....

Cubs photos on the web....for just a little while longer...
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs

looks like the radio for the game then. oh well, at least ronnie is back. i checked espn too, and nada :(

MLB.TV might have the game available...I'm not sure.

However, I'm not the type to watch a game on the computer.

Plus, I already paid for WGN and Fox Sports (quite a bit actually) and don't feel I should pay again just because they're not bothering to carry the game.

Personally, I'd prefer that games in September at Wrigley Field be played in the daytime. Save those precious night games for the summer to avoid the summer heat. This time of year it can get chilly at Wrigley at night so day games would be preferable.

Plus, WGN seems more available to telecast daytime games since those don't interfere with their local WB network schedule.

Cubs pictures
pages.prodigy.net/chicagocubs

My family has been checking in on the game via the MLB gameday feature. It is really neat. I bet Ronald Reagan would've loved having access to something like this during his ticker tape baseball broadcasting days...

I am curious how they where the ball was pitched. Is that an automated thing with the QuesTec system or just someone viewing the pitch and reporting on it?

Yes, it is pretty cool. I sometimes use it when I am at work. It would be great if there was some animations to go along with the action on the field, like a video game. You are right I bet Ronald Reagan would have loved it...

Regarding this listing:

MLB Baseball "Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs" Sat 10/2 3:00 PM FSCH

It is now the Fox game of the week and gametime has been moved to 12:25 pm. Hope all the ticket holders find out about this.

Source: cubs.com schedule page at:
chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc&m=10&y=2004

Tivo still hasn't made the adjustment for this programming change.

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The "Race for the Pennant" show on WGN has been renamed "Wild Ride". They must've seen last night's game.

Wild Ride: The 2004 Cubs The Chicago Cubs try for the postseason for the second year in a row. Sun 10/3 12:00 PM 9 WGN

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Chicago Baseball Xtra is not showing up in this week's Tivo listings. I'm guessing that the Comcast thing kicked in and that this show is history. I would've preferred that they had been able to produce shows at least thru the end of the regular baseball season.

Listed in that timeslot now is:

The Sports List "Celebrity Fans" Sun 10/3 10:00 PM FSCH

Jim Belushi made the list but Bill Murray did not. Imagine that.

Ben Affleck made the list and he does mention Nomar...

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BTW, Regis did ask Mia Hamm about her hubby Nomar on the Live with Regis and Kelly show this week

Interesting Cubs related weblinks...
www.dmoz.org/Bookmarks/D/dianamo/ChicagoCubs

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Edited 9/29/2004 11:32 am ET by dianamo

thanks for listings. finger nail biting time again.
GO CUBS!

I just ran a Tivo search on "Chicago" with no baseball related results. How weird is that?

A Cubs search came up with the listings I posted earlier with a few updates:

MLB Baseball "Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs" Fri 10/1 2:10 PM TBS

The Fox National game of the week still shows teams TBA.

If they bail from airing the Cubbies will Fox or WGN be around to air it in time? Imagine changing the game time for a tv telecast (you know some poor soul with tickets is going to miss the game because of this change) and then having the game not air. Arrrgh!

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I still have the "Race for the Pennant" show on my Tivo from August. Oddly enough, the name for this program has also been changed to Wild Ride. Weird.

Off topic: I try to Tivo every episide of PWC-TV. It was set to record it today, but I received Pacifiic Trout Channel program or something like that. So now I have to deal with the loss of new episodes of PWC-TV til next year and who knows what other tv sports programming will come to an abrupt end?

My photos from a 2004 Cubs game are linked here:
www.dmoz.org/Bookmarks/D/dianamo/ChicagoCubs

I am so disappointed with results this season. I had such high expectations, probably my fault there. Even if by some miracle they make the wild card, it's probable that they will be gone in the 1st round. Anyway, what is PWC-TV? Thanks for all the updates.

PWC-TV is Personal WaterCraft TV. You know, jetskis, wave runners, that sort of thing.

www.watercraft.com/tv.asp

Professional Walleye Trail was not quite the program I was looking for. :)

PWC, PWT - there really is a difference! <G>
www.in-fisherman.com/tv/

So, to get back on topic...do you think Dave Kingman watches the Professional Walleye Trail program? <smile!>

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Edited 10/1/2004 1:45 pm ET by dianamo

From the Chicago Cubs Gameday Press Pass from MLB.com:

ESPN-TV will televise tomorrow’s game (Sunday) against the Atlanta Braves … first pitch remains scheduled for 1:20 p.m.

My photos from a 2004 Cubs game are linked here:
www.dmoz.org/Bookmarks/D/dianamo/ChicagoCubs