Q: What do the Chicago Cubs and HR have in common?

A: They’re both perpetual losers.

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I kid, I kid. I’m a Chicagoan by birth and grew up within spitting distance of the Friendly Confines.

Joel Cheesman (who is not a loser) and the Cheezhead team will be exhibiting their ‘schtuff’ at the SHRM convention in Chicago, next week. Make sure you stop by and say hello.

Better yet, do this:

• Sign up to be a fan of Cheezhead on Facebook.
• Email Joel with the subject line CUBS.
• He might take you to a Cubs game on Sunday, June 22nd.

A Cubs game doesn’t sound fun to you? Well, la-dee-dah. Did I mention that the game will be viewed on a rooftop garden? They’ll be playing the White Sox, too. It will be a great time, and I’ll be there (thanks to Joel).

I know this is heresy, but I don’t give a shit if Sam Zell wants to rename Wrigley Field.

Listen up, people: Wrigley is a corporate name. Who gives a crap if it’s Wrigley Field or Tampax Stadium? It’s baseball. Can we please get a grip? If you’re going to accept the name of one corporation, it’s stupid to object to the name of another corporation.

(I recognize that I’ve been disinherited from my family at this point.)

There are many reasons to love minor league baseball, even if you aren’t a fan of baseball itself.

• This is an industry that always gets it right. Whether it’s fireworks after the game or twenty-five cent hot dogs, the owners attempt to market themselves as an alternative to the expensive day at the major league ballpark. Try to spend $10 at Wrigley Field and you’ll get nothing more than a beer.
• Minor league baseball teams are generous to the community. Our local team hosts adoption events for dogs, gives out free tickets to underprivileged children, and donates a cut from the ticket prices to the not-for-profit community.

You don’t have to be a baseball lover or someone who cares about sports to enjoy a minor league baseball game. It’s about the atmosphere, the community, and a love guerrilla marketing and cheap beer.

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